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Hygrocybe punicea, known as the crimson waxcap, is a brightly colored grassland mushroom in the waxcap group. It produces a red to crimson cap and similarly colored gills and stem, with a waxy texture typical of Hygrocybe species. In Europe it is associated with old, nutrient-poor grasslands that ha...

Hygrocybe coccinea, commonly called the scarlet waxcap, is a brightly colored waxcap mushroom found in grassland habitats. Its scarlet to red fruiting body and waxy gills are characteristic features, although identification requires attention to form, surface texture, and ecological context when nec...

The meadow waxcap is the common name for Cuphophyllus pratensis, also known in older sources as Hygrocybe pratensis. It is a grassland mushroom with a smooth, dry cap that is usually tawny, apricot, or pinkish orange, along with paler, thick, waxy gills that run down the stem. It occurs in grazed or...

Hygrocybe virginea, commonly called the snowy waxcap, is a small white mushroom associated with unimproved grassland and other nutrient-poor habitats. Its cap and gills have the waxy texture characteristic of many waxcaps, and the fruiting body is often almost entirely white. The species is recorded...

Hygrocybe virginea is a small white waxcap mushroom associated with short, nutrient-poor grasslands in Europe and other regions where it has been recorded. Its fruit bodies are usually characterized by a white cap, pale gills, and a waxy texture. The species is used in grassland-fungus surveys becau...

Cuphophyllus pratensis is a waxcap mushroom found mainly in unimproved, short grasslands, especially in Europe. It produces orange, buff, or apricot-colored fruit bodies with waxy gills and is associated with habitats that have received little fertilizer and limited agricultural intensification. Bec...

Parrot Waxcap is the common name for Gliophorus psittacinus, a small waxcap fungus found mainly in nutrient-poor grasslands. Its fruiting body can show green, yellow, and pink tones, with the colours often changing or fading as it ages. The species has waxy gills and a viscid, slippery surface, char...

Golden Waxcap is the common name for Hygrocybe chlorophana, a waxcap fungus found in short, unimproved grasslands and other low-nutrient habitats. It is usually yellow to golden yellow and has a strongly viscid cap, especially in damp conditions. The species has waxy gills and a smooth, often slippe...

The scarlet waxcap (*Hygrocybe coccinea*) is a small waxcap mushroom associated with unimproved grasslands, especially in parts of Europe. It has a vivid scarlet to red cap, waxy gills, and a slender stem; the cap may become paler with age or in dry conditions. Although described as edible in some s...