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Mushroom
Hygrocybe conica (Scop.) Kumm.
Fruiting Body

Cap 2-7 (9) cm; stalk (2) 6-11 (18) cm long x 5-10 (15) mm diameter, equal.

Spores

Basidiospores (8) 9-12 (14) x (5) 5.5-6.5 (7.5) µm, ellipsoid, smooth, hyaline, inamyloid.

Diagnostic macroscopic feature

The red to orange cap, white to yellowish (not red) gills and bruising reaction of entire mushroom to black distinguishes this species

Nutritional Mode

Saprobe

Substrate

On ground

Habitat

Deciduous or coniferous woods

Fruiting Season

Summer

Common name

Conic waxycap; Witch's hat

 
     
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