Neohygrophorus angelesianus

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A small brown mushroom with waxy red gills that grows near melting snow in western mountains of North America

noun

Specialized

: Neohygrophorus angelesianus

The Neohygrophorus angelesianus is often discovered fruiting along melting snow banks in the Sierra Nevada.

Examples

The waxy, wine-colored gills make Neohygrophorus angelesianus easy to identify for experienced mushroom hunters.
Mycologists carefully documented the distinctive cap and gills of Neohygrophorus angelesianus during their survey.
The Neohygrophorus angelesianus is often found near snowbanks.
Look! A Neohygrophorus angelesianus!
Mycologists carefully documented the distinctive cap and gills of Neohygrophorus angelesianus during their survey.
The Neohygrophorus angelesianus is often discovered fruiting along melting snow banks in the Sierra Nevada.
The waxy, wine-colored gills make Neohygrophorus angelesianus easy to identify for experienced mushroom hunters.

Surface Forms

Neohygrophorus angelesianus singular

Neohygrophorus angelesiani plural

Morphology

Neohygrophorus + angelesianus

This is a taxonomic binomial: knowing 'Neohygrophorus' (a genus of fungi associated with snowy environments) would allow a learner to infer this refers to a species in that fungus genus and thus a fungus found near snowbanks. However, the second element 'angelesianus' is not a regular English word (no dictionary entry) and species epithets are often arbitrary or Latinized, so the precise identity and additional meaning cannot be derived from the parts alone.

Etymology

Neohygrophorus angelesianus is made of parts that paint a picture: neo- ('new'), hygro- ('moisture'), -phorus ('bearer') and angelesianus ('from Los Angeles'). Because this small mushroom grows where snow melts and has wet, wine-colored gills, the name helps you remember a 'new moisture-bearer' fungus found near the mountains of Los Angeles.