Crimson Waxcap
Hygrocybe punicea
Description 5
CAP 2-10 cm; broadly convex, soon expanding to broadly bell-shaped or bluntly conical (or eventually more or less flat); greasy when fresh; smooth and bald, but very finely rugged when viewed with a hand lens; dark red to dark reddish orange, fading to orangish red or orange; often splitting radially with age. GILLS narrowly attached to the stem, sometimes by means of a notch; distant or nearly so; thick and waxy; pale yellow to reddish or orange. STEM 4-12 cm long; up to 2 cm thick; equal or slightly tapering at either end; dry; usually "stringy" (soon splitting and becoming finely fibrillose); yellow to orange; often with a whitish base. FLESH thin; yellowish, or whitish near the center. ODOR and TASTE not distinctive.
SIMILAR species include Hygrocybe splendissima (not included in this guide, and sometimes considered a variation of this one) and Hygrocybe aurantiosplendens.
Hygrophorus puniceus is a SYNONYM.
https://www.mushroomexpert.com/hygrocybe_punicea.html
http://www.svims.ca/council/Hygrop.htm
Summary 6
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.
Fontes e Créditos
- (c) Jason Hollinger, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/7147684@N03/983322256
- (c) Don Loarie, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY), enviado por Don Loarie
- (c) Damon Tighe, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC), enviado por Damon Tighe
- (c) Christian Schwarz, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC), enviado por Christian Schwarz
- (c) W.Coyote, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA)
- Adaptado por W.Coyote de uma obra de (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hygrocybe_punicea
Mais informações
BioDiversity4All Mapa
| Color | redish, yellowish |
|---|---|
| Habitat | Forest |
| Viscid | cap |
| Tree | redwood |
