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Coccineae (ss.) (Bataille) Singer (a group of waxcaps)
Further Information
| Notes (MWS) | Waxcaps with pileipellis a mixture of ixocutis and ixotrichoderm making the cap distinctly lubricous or viscid. The stipe is dry (except H. insipida). The present subsection and subsection Siccae include all the really bright red species, but other species are orange or yellow. |
Boertmann, D., 1995 |
Subtaxa
| Rank | Taxon |  |
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| Species | Hygrocybe aurantiosplendens R. Haller Aar., 1954 (Orange Waxcap) | 13 | 1 | |||
| Species | Hygrocybe ceracea (Wulfen) P. Kumm., 1871 (Butter Waxcap) | 35 | 34 | 5 | ||
| Species | Hygrocybe coccinea (Schaeff.) P. Kumm., 1871 (Scarlet Waxcap) | 11 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Species | Hygrocybe insipida (J.E. Lange ex S. Lundell) M.M. Moser, 1967 (Spangle Waxcap) | 10 | 13 | 7 | ||
| Species | Hygrocybe marchii (Bres.) Singer, 1951 (a waxcap) | 1 | ||||
| Species | Hygrocybe punicea (Fr.) P. Kumm., 1871 (Crimson Waxcap) | 14 | 11 | 6 | ||
| Species | Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae Kühner, 1976 (Mountain Waxcap) | 2 |
Suggested Literature
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References
| Boertmann, D., 1995 | The Genus Hygrocybe |
