 Over 400 species have been described to date.Fruit bodies of some "Hygrophorus" and "Hygrocybe" species are edible and widely collected, sometimes being offered for sale in local markets.Examples of wild mushrooms collected and sold include "Hygrophorus russula", "H. purpurascens", "H. chrysodon", and "H. hypothejus" in Mexico, and "H. eburneus" and "H. latitabundus" in the Spanish Pyrenees.