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Hygrocybe coccinea

(Schaeff.) P. Kumm.

Scarlet Waxy Cap

G4Apparently Secure (G4G5) Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.127665

Element CodeNFFUN1Q010

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryFungus

KingdomFungi

PhylumBasidiomycota

ClassBasidiomycetes

OrderAgaricales

FamilyHygrophoraceae

GenusHygrocybe

Synonyms

Hygrophorus coccineus(Fr.) Fr.

Concept Reference

Phillips, R. 1991. Mushrooms of North America. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. 319 pp.

Taxonomic Comments

Species Fungorum (2018) transfers Hygrophorus coccineus to Hygrocybe coccinea.

Conservation Status

Review Date1996-10-01

Change Date1996-10-01

Edition Date1996-10-01

Edition AuthorsThunhorst, G.

Rank Reasons

Common and widely distributed over most of North America.

Range Extent Comments

Found widely distributed over most of North America (Phillips 1991).

Occurrences Comments

Common (Phillips 1991)

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Gregarious on soil or humus in conifer or deciduous woods (Phillips 1991).

Other Nations (2)

CanadaNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Alberta	S3	Yes
New Brunswick	SU	Yes
British Columbia	SU	Yes
Nova Scotia	SU	Yes
Labrador	SNR	Yes
Manitoba	S3	Yes
Quebec	SU	Yes
Island of Newfoundland	SNR	Yes

United StatesN4

Province	Rank	Native
Indiana	SNR	Yes
Montana	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (3)

Montana (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Buckhorn Ridge (MT)	Kootenai National Forest	34,716

Oregon (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Hardesty Mountain	Willamette National Forest	3,754

Wisconsin (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
09154 - St. Peters Dome	Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest	4,002

References (4)

Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2018. <i>In</i> Index Fungorum-Species Fungorum (<a href="https://indexfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://indexfungorum.org</a> and <a href="https://speciesfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://speciesfungorum.org</a>) database export on 16 June 2018. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2025. <i>In</i> Index Fungorum-Species Fungorum (<a href="https://indexfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://indexfungorum.org</a> and <a href="https://speciesfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://speciesfungorum.org</a>) database export on 29 September 2025. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
MycoBank. 2025. MycoBank database download, export date January 2025. International Mycological Association. [http://www.mycobank.org]
Phillips, R. 1991. Mushrooms of North America. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. 319 pp.