Hygrocybe sp.

Hygrocybe at Mongarlowe, NSW

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Identification history

Hygrocybe sp.	2 Aug 2019	Heino1
Hygrocybe sp. ‘red’	3 May 2019	MichaelMulvaney
Hygrocybe sp. ‘red’	3 May 2019	MichaelMulvaney
Laccaria sp.	7 Apr 2019	LisaH

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2 comments

Heino1 wrote:

8 Apr 2019

It seems too brightly coloured for a Laccaria and the caps too glossy. Sometimes the latter might be the result of surface water, e.g. early morning condensation or after rain - but I can't see any moisture on the grasses. That makes me think the glossiness is an inherent feature and makes me wonder if this is a species of Hygrocybe. Species of that genus have caps to a few centimetres in diameter, are often brightly coloured and some have what could be called a sticky, glue-like coating to cap and/or stem - which gives a glossy look.

LisaH wrote:

9 Apr 2019

Thank you. This photo was taken in the afternoon and there had been no rain.

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Location information

Sighting information

4 - 15 Abundance
7 Apr 2019 03:35 PM Recorded on
LisaH Recorded by
Collections
Fungi Caps on stems; gills below caps [mushrooms or mushroom-like] LisaH Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Species information

Hygrocybe sp. Scientific name
Hygrocybe Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1479.01m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
In flower
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