Yu, Fu-Qiang, Guang-Bo Xu & Pei-Gui Liu. A new and noteworthy species of Hygrophorus from Yunnan, China. Mycotaxon 100: 169–175. 2007.

ABSTRACT: A new species, Hygrophorus robustus, is described and illustrated from Yunnan, China. It is characterized by a raw umber to pale ochre cap, ochre lamellae, and robust stipe. The relationship of the new species to other closely related species is discussed. The morphological characters of the shiro-like colony and carbonized blackish mycorrhiza are also presented, as well as their possible relationship to other related fungi.

KEYWORDS: Agaricales, taxonomy, mushroom