Gliophorus (Hygrocybe) psittacina var. perplexa

[sue mallinson]

Is there a way of recording Gliophorus psittacina var. perplexa on CATE2?
Thanks, Sue

[Chris Johnson]

Hi Sue

According to FRDBI, Hygrocybe psittacina var. perplexa is no longer an accepted variety. It's now just Gliophorus psittacinus.

Chris

[sue mallinson]

Thanks for clarifying this Chris. After much trawling of the internet I had wondered if it would be G europerplexus.
Sue

[davidharries]

Dear Sue,
I understand that H. psittacina var. perplexa is one of those unresolved taxa that Kew is interested in. If you have a good collection and photographs then it would be worth contacting Martyn Ainsworth at Kew to see if he would like the collection for sequencing.
G. europerplexus is a different species.
Best regards, David.
(Pembrokeshire Fungus Recording Network)

[Mal Greaves]

Sue
you could record it with that name and the current name in CATE the FRDBI and Index Fungorum would end up as Gliophorus perplexa.
Mal