Subsection

Macrosporae (Hygrocybe subsect. macrosporae)

Hygrocybe acutoconica. Photo: (c) Christian Schwarz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Hygrocybe is a genus of agarics (gilled fungi) in the family Hygrophoraceae. Called waxcaps in English (sometimes waxy caps in North America), basidiocarps (fruit bodies) are often brightly coloured and have waxy to slimy caps, white spores, and smooth, ringless stems. In Europe they are characteristic of old, unimproved grasslands (termed waxcap grasslands) which are a declining habitat, making many Hygrocybe species of conservation concern. Elsewhere they are more typically found in woodlands. Most are ground-dwelling…

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Subtaxa

Species: Hygrocybe acutoconica (Persistent waxcap)

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