Sweet Woodwax vs Twotone Woodwax

Hygrophorus hedrychii compared with Hygrophorus unicolor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Sweet Woodwax	Twotone Woodwax
Kingdom same	Fungi (Fungi)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum same	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class same	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order same	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family same	Hygrophoraceae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus same	Hygrophorus	Hygrophorus
Species	Hygrophorus hedrychii	Hygrophorus unicolor

Evolutionary Relationship

Sweet Woodwax and Twotone Woodwax share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Hygrophorus.

Conservation Status

Sweet Woodwax

LC — Least Concern

Twotone Woodwax

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Sweet Woodwax	Twotone Woodwax
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Sweet Woodwax

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Twotone Woodwax

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden