Species
Hygrocybe coccinea (Scarlet waxy cap)
Hygrocybe coccinea. Photo: (c) Alan Rockefeller, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Hygrocybe coccinea, sometimes called the scarlet hood, scarlet waxcap or righteous red waxy cap, is a colourful member of the mushroom genus Hygrocybe. These waxcaps are found across the Northern Hemisphere from China and Japan to Europe and North America. The small bright red mushroom is a familiar sight in unimproved grasslands in Europe in late summer and autumn, and woodlands in North America in winter.
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