Species

Hygrocybe punicea (Crimson waxcap)

Hygrocybe punicea. Photo: (c) Amadej Trnkoczy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

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Hygrocybe punicea, sometimes called Crimson- or Scarlet Waxy Cap, is a colourful member of the genus Hygrocybe, the waxcaps, found across Northern Europe. Originally described as Hygrophorus puniceus, it is the largest member of the genus.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Fungi (Fungi including lichens)
  - Phylum: Basidiomycota (Basidiomycete fungi)
    - Subphylum: Agaricomycotina (Higher basidiomycetes)
      - Class: Agaricomycetes
        Subclass: Agaricomycetidae
        Order: Agaricales (Common gilled mushrooms and allies)
        Suborder: Hygrophorineae
        Family: Hygrophoraceae
        Subfamily: Hygrocyboideae
        Tribe: Hygrocybeae
        Genus: Hygrocybe (Waxcaps)
        Subgenus: Pseudohygrocybe (Hygrocybe subg. pseudohygrocybe)
        Section: Coccineae (Hygrocybe sect. coccineae)
        Subsection: Coccineae (Hygrocybe subsect. coccineae)
        Species: Hygrocybe punicea (Crimson waxcap)

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