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Witch's hat

Hygrocybe Conica

Description:

Hygrocybe conica, commonly known as the witch's hat, conical wax cap or conical slimy cap, is a colourful member of the genus Hygrocybe (the waxcaps), found across northern Europe and North America. Originally described as Hygrophorus conicus, it may actually be a complex of closely related and similar species.

Habitat:

found across northern Europe and North America.

Notes:

Not an edible fungi.

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3 Comments

SonniSeyer
SonniSeyer 8 years ago

Hygrocybe conica

SonniSeyer
SonniSeyer 8 years ago

I believe you are right

RandyL.
RandyL. 8 years ago

Hygrocybe species.

SonniSeyer
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Submitted on Oct 8, 2015

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