chainfruit vs Splendid Waxcap

Alyxia ilicifolia compared with Hygrocybe splendidissima

Key Differences

• chainfruit is Least Concern while Splendid Waxcap is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chainfruit	Splendid Waxcap
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Apocynaceae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Alyxia	Hygrocybe
Species	Alyxia ilicifolia	Hygrocybe splendidissima

Conservation Status

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Splendid Waxcap

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chainfruit	Splendid Waxcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chainfruit

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Splendid Waxcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

chainfruit

The Chainfruit (Alyxia ilicifolia) is a species in the genus Alyxia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.