Hygrocybe chromolimonea
A wax cap at Theodore, ACT
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| Hygrocybe chromolimonea | Heinol | 22 May 2025 | |
| Hygrocybe sp. | Heino1 | 6 May 2022 | |
| Unverified | trevorpreston | 6 May 2022 |
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User's notes
Fungi approx 20mm high growing in grass.
1 comment
22 May 2025
The photo of the underside isn't clear enough to see if there is a glutinous layer along the gill edge. However, the bright yellow colour athroughout nd the gelatinous coating to stem and cap make Hygrocybe chromolimonea highly plausibe as an ID.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.129491-35.443898
- Altitude 676.0m
- Maps Tuggeranong Hill
- Places Theodore, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 6 May 2022 10:16 AM Recorded on
- trevorpreston Recorded by
Collections
- trevorpreston NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Caps on stems; gills below caps [mushrooms or mushroom-like] Fungi Hygrocybe chromolimonea
Species information
- Hygrocybe chromolimonea Scientific name
- A wax cap Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 676m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
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5 / 7
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