Scarlet Waxy Cap (Hygrocybe coccinea)

Scarlet Waxy Cap, a reference photo — Photo: Frank Gardiner aka Zonda Grattus · CC BY 3.0 (licence)

Hygrocybe coccinea, sometimes called the scarlet hood, scarlet waxcap or righteous red waxy cap, is a colourful fungus of the genus Hygrocybe, forming a small red (but indistinct) mushroom.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Scarlet Waxy Cap being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Hygrocybe splendidissima
Hygrocybe punicea
Hygrocybe miniata
Hygrocybe mucronella
Hygrocybe helobia

Classification

Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Hygrophoraceae
Genus: Hygrocybe
Species: Hygrocybe coccinea

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