Scarlet waxcap
Hygrocybe coccinea · 红湿伞
Occasional蜡伞科❓ Edibility Unknown
Edibility is unknown and should be treated as poisonous.
The same species can be described differently across regions and stages of maturity, and countless look-alike species cannot be told apart by eye. Never use the information on this page to judge whether a real mushroom is safe to eat.
How to Tell
- Cap small and bright red, with a waxy sheen when wet
- Gills thick, red with yellow edges
- Grows in old, unfertilized grassland
ID notes are compiled by AI from public sources, not reviewed by a mycologist, for learning only — never a basis for foraging.
Basics
- Family
- 蜡伞科
- Hymenium
- Gills
- Grows On
- Grassland
- How Big
- 2–5 cm (cap diameter)
- Encounter Rate
- Occasional
- Habitat
- Unfertilised old grassland
Easily Confused With
Parrot waxcapCap bright green when young, aging to yellow or orange, sticky surface
Blackening waxcapCap red-orange, conical, with a waxy sheenFun Fact
Waxcaps are indicator species for grassland health, appearing in numbers only on meadows left untilled and unfertilized for decades; in Europe they're a conservation priority.
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