Hygrocybe coccinea (Schaeff.) P. Kumm.
(Scarlet Waxcap, Scarlet Hood)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHygrocybe coccinea (Scarlet Waxcap, Scarlet Hood)
SubgenusPseudohygrocybe (a subgenus of waxcaps)
GenusHygrocybe (waxcaps, waxcap mushrooms)
FamilyHYGROPHORACEAE (waxcaps and woodwaxes)
OrderAGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Hygrocybe coccinea (Scarlet Waxcap, Scarlet Hood) :
1: Hygrocybe coccinea (Scarlet Waxcap, Scarlet Hood)
8 Oct 2006 OSGR: SK05 53° 10’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: Staffs (VC 39) England
in grassland
Image 1: Fruitbodies - lain down to show caps and stipes - pale backgroundImage 2: Fruitbodies - lain down to show gills and stipes - pale backgroundImage 3: Gill trama squash - magnifiedImage 4: Spores - magnifiedImage 5: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 6: Spores - highly magnified (2)
2: Hygrocybe coccinea (Scarlet Waxcap, Scarlet Hood)
19 Oct 1998 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Cap - half-dryImage 2: Cap - half dryImage 3: Cap - imbibedImage 4: Cap - imbibed (2)Image 5: Cap - LSImage 6: Cap - LS (2)Image 7: Cap - LS (3)Image 8: Cap - LS showing gillImage 9: Cap surface - imbibed - close-upImage 10: Fruitbodies - imbibedImage 11: Fruitbody - LSImage 12: GillsImage 13: Gills - close-upImage 14: Spores
3: Hygrocybe coccinea (Scarlet Waxcap, Scarlet Hood)
13 Oct 1997 OSGR: SU57 51° 30’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: FruitbodiesImage 2: Fruitbodies (2)Image 3: Fruitbodies (3)Image 4: FruitbodyImage 5: Fruitbody - LSImage 6: Fruitbody - LS (2)Image 7: Gills
4: Hygrocybe coccinea (Scarlet Waxcap, Scarlet Hood)
16 Oct 1984 OSGR: SU26 51° 20’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: North Wilts (VC 7) England
in springy lawn
Image 1: CollectionImage 2: Fruitbodies - in situ - side viewImage 3: Fruitbodies - in situ - top viewImage 4: Fruitbodies - in situ - top view (2)Image 5: Fruitbodies - in situ - top view (3)Image 6: Fruitbodies - side view - lain downImage 7: Fruitbodies - side view - lain down (2)Image 8: Fruitbody - side view showing gills - lain downImage 9: Gills and stipe apex - close-upImage 10: Cells on gill edge - magnifiedImage 11: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 12: DescriptionImage 13: Description - contd

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Holden, MN. 1989 Fungi in gardens. First Steps Mycologist Vol 03 (2): 78-79.

Hygrocybe coccinea (Scarlet Waxcap, Scarlet Hood) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Hygrocybe coccinea (Scarlet Waxcap, Scarlet Hood)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Hygrocybe coccinea (Scarlet Waxcap, Scarlet Hood)

A medium-sized waxcap characterised by a lubricous, scarlet (the colour of fresh blood), +/- convex cap, broadly adnate gills and a dry stem. Common and widespread in unfertilised grassland, fixed dunes, lawns and also deciduous woodland and scrub.

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