Hygrocybe punicea

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Hygrocybe
H. punicea,Wyre Forest, England photo - Rosemary Winnall
H. punicea,
Wyre Forest, England
photo - Rosemary Winnall
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Hygrophoraceae
Genus: Hygrocybe
Species: H. punicea
Binomial name
Hygrocybe punicea
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Hygrocybe punicea
mycological characteristics:
 
gills on hymenium
 

cap is convex

 

hymenium is adnexed

 

stipe is bare

 

spore print is white

 

ecology is mycorrhizal

 

edibility: edible

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.

Scarlet Waxy Cap in Wyre Forest.
Scarlet Waxy Cap in Wyre Forest.

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[edit] Description

A large waxcap with an initially bell-shaped, and later flattening, cap 4-10 cm across and blood- to dark red in colour. The gills are thick and widely spaced, yellow red in colour. The spore print is white. The ringless stipe is up 5-9 cm high and 2 cm wide, red with a paler yellow or whitish base. The flesh is whitish.

[edit] Distribution and habitat

Hygrocybe punicea has a wide distribution in grasslands across Europe.

[edit] Edibility

Mild tasting, Hygrocybe punicea is edible

[edit] References

  • Nilson S & Persson O (1977). Fungi of Northern Europe 2: Gill-Fungi. Penguin. ISBN 0-14-063006-6. 
  • Breitenbach J & Kränzlin F (1991). Fungi of Switzerland 3: Boletes & Agarics, 1st Part. ISBN 3-85604-230-X. 

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