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Hygrophoropsis
Scientific name: Hygrophoropsis
Hygrophoropsis
Scientific name: Hygrophoropsis
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Description
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Hygrophoropsis is a family of mushrooms that contains the false chanterelle, a nonedible doppelgänger of the chanterelle mushroom, which is a delicacy. Hygrophoropsis is a saprophytic fungus, which means it's kind of a plant vampire, since it makes the tree it lives on rot and then takes nourishment from this decayed material.
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Species of Hygrophoropsis
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Scientific Classification
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Phylum
Club fungi Class
Mushroom-forming fungi Order
Boletes and allies Family
Hygrophoropsidaceae Genus
Hygrophoropsis