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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 waxcap, since all parts of the basidiocarp (fruit body) blacken with age. In North America it is commonly known as the witch's hat, conical wax cap or conical slimy cap.
Source: Wikipedia
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Distribution
Common everywhere
Habitat
In grasslands, lawns, roadsides, marshes, woodlands and dune slacks
Cap
| Colour | |
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| Shape | Conical, Umbonate |
| Surface | Fibrillose |
| Width | 1 - 10 cm |
Gills
| Colour | |
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| Attachment | Free, Adnexed |
Flesh
| Colour | |
|---|---|
| Taste | Mild |
Stem
White at base
| Colour | |
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| Height | 1.5 - 10 cm |
| Width | 2 - 15 mm |
| Texture | Fibrillose |
| Shape | Cylindric |
| Bruising |
Spores
| Colour | |
|---|---|
| Shape | Ellipsoid, Cylindric |
| Ornamentation | Smooth |
| Size | 8.5-12 x 5-8 μm |
Confirmed
Unconfirmed
Classification
- ↳ Phylum: Basidiomycota
- ↳ Subphylum: Agaricomycotina
- ↳ Class: Agaricomycetes
- ↳ Subclass: Agaricomycetidae
- ↳ Order: Agaricales
- ↳ Family: Hygrophoraceae
- ↳ Genus: Hygrocybe
Synonyms
- Agaricus conicus Schaeff. non Scop. (1772)
- Agaricus tristis Pers.
- Hygrocybe cinereifolia Courtec. & Priou
- Hygrocybe conica (Scop. ex Fr.) P. Kumm.
- Hygrocybe conica f. pseudoconica (J.E. Lange) Arnolds
- Hygrocybe conica var. chloroides (Malençon) Bon
- Hygrocybe conica var. chloroides (Malençon) Bon nom. inval.
- Hygrocybe conica var. conica (Schaeff.) P. Kumm.
- Hygrocybe conica var. conica (Scop.) P. Kumm.
- Hygrocybe conica var. nigrescens (Quél.) Hallgr.
- Hygrocybe conica var. tristis (Bres.) Heinem.
- Hygrocybe conica var. tristis (Pers. ex Bres.) Heinem.
- Hygrocybe nigrescens sensu auct.
- Hygrocybe pseudoconica J. Lange
- Hygrocybe pseudoconica J.E. Lange
- Hygrocybe tristis (Bres.) F.H. Møller
- Hygrocybe tristis (Pers.) Moller
- Hygrophorus conicus
- Hygrophorus conicus (Schaeff.) Fr.
- Hygrophorus conicus var. chloroides Malençon
- Hygrophorus conicus var. nigrescens sensu auct.
- Hygrophorus nigrescens sensu auct.
- Hygrophorus tristis
- Hygrophorus tristis Bres.
Reference Sources
T. Læssøe, J. H. Peterson (2019) Fungi of Temperate Europe Vol. 1. Princeton University Press.
G. Kibby (2020) Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain & Europe Vol. 2. Geoffrey Kibby.
