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Orange Waxcap

Hygrocybe aurantiosplendens

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 86, February 64, March 100, April 157, May 227, June 248, July 265, August 228, September 167, October 125, November 68, December 53.
United States1,826
Alaska1,789
United Kingdom37
England27
California23
Wales9
Washington7
Germany7
Hessen7
Switzerland3

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Ecological

  • DecomposerBreaks down dead organic matter, recycling nutrientsFrom its classification

Group and habits

  • Human edibleListed as edible by a harvested source. This is a research trait, not foraging advice.FungiTastic metadata

Edibility, toxicity and medicinal traits are records from datasets, not advice. Never eat, handle or use a wild species on the strength of an app.

Classification

KingdomFungi Including Lichens · Fungi
PhylumBasidiomycete Fungi · Basidiomycota
ClassMushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies · Agaricomycetes
OrderCommon Gilled Mushrooms and Allies · Agaricales
FamilyWaxcaps and Allies · Hygrophoraceae
GenusWaxcaps · Hygrocybe

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