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Scarlet Waxy Cap

Hygrocybe coccinea

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 947, February 700, March 1,096, April 1,725, May 2,487, June 2,712, July 2,902, August 2,496, September 1,832, October 1,368, November 747, December 584.
United States20,605
Alaska19,597
United Kingdom1,437
England1,038
California524
Canada328
Maine236
Nova Scotia214
Scotland194
Wales182

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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