| Chromosera cyanophylla | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Hygrophoraceae |
| Genus: | Chromosera |
| Species: | C. cyanophylla |
| Binomial name | |
| Chromosera cyanophylla | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Chromosera cyanophylla is a species of fungus in the genus Chromosera . It is the type species of Chromosera. [1] [2] In young specimens, the slimy cap and stem are yellow, and the gills are of a violet or lilac hue. The species can be found growing in small groups on the wood of conifers. [3] It may resemble Gliophorus laetus . [4]
It occurs in Europe and Asia. The species was previously reported from North America, but these reports belong to two other species: Chromosera lilacifolia , which occurs in eastern North America, and Chromosera loreleiae , which occurs in western North America. [5]