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    Hygrocybe is a genus of agarics (gilled fungi) in the family Hygrophoraceae. Called waxcaps in English (sometimes waxy caps in North America), basidiocarps...
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    Hygrocybe miniata, commonly known as the vermilion waxcap or miniature waxy cap, is a small, bright red or red-orange mushroom of the waxcap genus Hygrocybe...
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    Hygrocybe conica is a species of agaric (gilled mushroom) in the family Hygrophoraceae. In the UK it has been given the recommended English name of blackening...
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    Hygrocybe coccinea, sometimes called the scarlet hood, scarlet waxcap or righteous red waxy cap, is a colourful fungus of the genus Hygrocybe, forming...
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    Hygrocybe andersonii is a species of agaric (gilled mushroom) in the family Hygrophoraceae. It is sometimes referred to by common names gulfshore waxcap...
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    Hygrocybe cantharellus, commonly known as chanterelle waxy cap, is an agaric (gilled mushroom) in the family Hygrophoraceae. The European Hygrocybe lepida...
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    Hygrocybe chlorophana is a species of agaric (gilled mushroom) in the family Hygrophoraceae. It has been given the recommended English name of golden...
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    Hygrocybe aurantipes is a gilled fungus of the waxcap family found in a few scattered locations in wet forests in eastern Australia. It is a distinctive...
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  • Hygrocybe albomarginata - (Puerto Rico) Hygrocybe andersonii - gulfshore waxcap (southeast United States) Hygrocybe anomala - (Australia) Hygrocybe aphylla...
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    Hygrocybe singeri or witch's hat is a species of Hygrocybe from Northwestern California. The species is very similar to Hygrocybe conica, differing in...
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    Hygrocybe citrinovirens is a species of agaric (gilled mushroom) in the family Hygrophoraceae. It has been given the recommended English name of Citrine...
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  • Thumbnail for Hygrocybe lanecovensis
    Hygrocybe lanecovensis is an Australian mushroom of the waxcap genus Hygrocybe. An endangered species, it is found only at Lane Cove Bushland Park in suburban...
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    Hygrocybe batesii is an Australian mushroom of the waxcap genus Hygrocybe. Found growing on soil in moist shaded areas, it was described in 1997 by the...
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    Hygrocybe flavescens, commonly known as the golden waxy cap, is a species of Hygrocybe described from Michigan. The mushroom is yellow-orange. Its cap...
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    Hygrocybe punicea is a species of agaric (gilled mushroom) in the family Hygrophoraceae. It has been given the recommended English name of crimson waxcap...
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  • Thumbnail for Hygrocybe appalachianensis
    Hygrocybe appalachianensis, commonly known as the Appalachian waxy cap, is a gilled fungus of the waxcap family. It is found in the eastern United States...
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    Hygrocybe nigrescens, commonly known as the blackening wax-cap, is a mushroom of the waxcap genus Hygrocybe. It is found in Europe and Africa. It has...
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  • Thumbnail for Hygrocybe quieta
    Hygrocybe quieta is a species of agaric (gilled mushroom) in the family Hygrophoraceae. It has been given the recommended English name of oily waxcap...
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    Hygrocybe rubrocarnosa is a species of gilled fungi in the genus Hygrocybe, which is commonly known as waxcaps. The species is endemic to New Zealand....
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  • Hygrocybe kula is a mushroom of the waxcap genus Hygrocybe found only in Royal National Park and Lane Cove Bushland Park. It was described in 1997 by mycologist...
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  • Thumbnail for Hygrocybe anomala
    Hygrocybe anomala is a mushroom of the waxcap genus Hygrocybe. Known from Australia, it was first described scientifically by A.M. Young in 1997. "Hygrocybe...
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    lewelliniae by Hungarian mycologist Károly Kalchbrenner in 1882, and later as Hygrocybe lewelliniae by Brittlebank in 1940, before being placed in the genus Humidicutis...
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  • Thumbnail for Hygrocybe astatogala
    Hygrocybe astatogala is a mushroom of the waxcap genus Hygrocybe. It is found in Madagascar (Type locality), Australia, Central Africa, the Philippines...
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  • Thumbnail for Hygrocybe griseoramosa
    Hygrocybe griseoramosa is a mushroom of the waxcap genus Hygrocybe. It is grey or fawn in colour, and generally grows in moist, shady conditions. A rare...
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    Hygrocybe lepida is an agaric (gilled mushroom) in the family Hygrophoraceae. The species occurs in Europe and was previously referred to the American...
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  • Thumbnail for Hygrocybe reesiae
    Hygrocybe reesiae is a mushroom of the waxcap genus Hygrocybe. It is pink or lilac in colour, and generally grows in moist, shady conditions. A rare species...
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  • Thumbnail for Hygrocybe aurantiosplendens
    Hygrocybe aurantiosplendens, commonly known as the orange waxcap, is a gilled fungus in the family Hygrophoraceae. It mainly occurs in Europe, but is...
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  • Thumbnail for Hygrocybe austropratensis
    Hygrocybe austropratensis is a gilled fungus of the waxcap family found in a few scattered locations in dry sclerophyll forests in eastern Australia....
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  • Thumbnail for Hygrocybe spadicea
    Hygrocybe spadicea is a species of agaric (gilled mushroom) in the family Hygrophoraceae. It has been given the recommended English name of Date Waxcap...
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    Hygrocybe laetissima, also known as the cherry-red waxy cap, is a species of gilled mushroom. It was first described by Alexander H. Smith and L. R. Hesler...
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