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Hypsizygus
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Hypsizygus

Hypsizygus is a small genus of fungi that are widely distributed in north temperate regions. The genus was circumscribed by Rolf Singer in 1947. The common name for Hypsizygus ulmarius is the elm oyster mushroom.

The genus contains the species H. tessulatus, one of the shimeji mushrooms in Japanese cuisine.

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4 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Elm Mushroom

speciesHypsizygus ulmarius

Beech Mushroom

speciesHypsizygus tessulatus

beech leech

speciesHypsizygus marmoreus

Hypsizygus elongatipes

speciesHypsizygus elongatipes

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 120863.