Description ⁸

CAP 2-6 cm; convex, becoming broadly convex or broadly bell-shaped; sticky when fresh; bald; crimson red, fading to orangish red. GILLS broadly attached to the stem; distant or nearly so; thick and waxy; pinkish orange to orange or dull red. STEM 2-6 cm long; up to 1 cm thick; equal, with a slightly tapered base; dry, or a little greasy when fresh; colored like the cap, with a yellowish to orange base. FLESH Thin; reddish. ODOR and TASTE not distinctive.

SIMILAR Stem base tends to yellow or orange in H. coccinea (white or sometimes yellow in H. punicea), although orange base can be covered with white mycelium in moist conditions; H. punicea also tends to be larger, more robust, and have a more distinctly striate stem.

Hygrophorus coccineus is a SYNONYM.

http://www.svims.ca/council/Hygrop.htm
https://www.mushroomexpert.com/hygrocybe_coccinea.html

Summary ⁹

Hygrocybe coccinea, sometimes called the scarlet hood, scarlet waxcap or righteous red waxy cap, is a colourful member of the mushroom genusHygrocybe. These waxcaps are found across the Northern Hemisphere from China and Japan to Europe and North America. The small bright red mushroom is a familiar sight in unimproved grasslands in Europe in late summer and autumn, and woodlands in North America in winter.

Fontes e Créditos

1. (c) Alan Rockefeller, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY), enviado por Alan Rockefeller
2. (c) Ken-ichi Ueda, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY), http://www.flickr.com/photos/18024068@N00/4286812009
3. (c) Ken-ichi Ueda, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY), enviado por Ken-ichi Ueda
4. (c) Rebecca Johnson, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC), enviado por Rebecca Johnson
5. (c) icosahedron, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY), enviado por icosahedron
6. (c) Damon Tighe, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC), enviado por Damon Tighe
7. (c) Christian Schwarz, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC), enviado por Christian Schwarz
8. (c) W.Coyote, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA)
9. Adaptado por W.Coyote de uma obra de (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hygrocybe_coccinea

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