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Wax cap

Hygrocybe coccinea

Description:

Small, brightly colored red/orange mushrooms.

Habitat:

Found at the Caloosahatchee Regional Park which has 768 acres of pine flatwoods, scrub oak, cypress swamps and oak hammocks. Found on the ground among oak filled woods.

Notes:

Everything was soaked from tropical storm Debby.

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2 Comments

some sort of waxcap (waxy cap)

Maria dB
Maria dB 11 years ago

nice spotting!

Chantell
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Chantell

Florida, USA

Spotted on Jun 23, 2012
Submitted on Jun 25, 2012

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