Hygrocybe sp.
Leura, NSW
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| Hygrocybe sp. | Heinol | 11 Aug 2025 | |
| Hygrocybe miniata | MichaelBedingfield | 11 Aug 2025 | |
| Hygrocybe sp. | PatrickCampbell2 | 10 Aug 2025 |
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User's notes
I reckon this is Vermilion Waxcap (Hygrocybe miniata), which in Australia is found in rainforest, heathland and eucalypt forest, in this case the latter; specifically DSF (Dry Sclerophyll Forest). This species is not currently an option in the drop-down menu, so can a fungi moderator or admin please add this species if they agree with my ID?
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11 Aug 2025
Various descriptions of Hygrocybe miniata give the gill colour as some yellowish scarlet to orangeish shades. Here the gills are whiteish.
Location information
- Coordinates 150.346000-33.709200
- Altitude 925.0m
- Places Leura, NSW
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 6 Mar 2025 05:18 PM Recorded on
- PatrickCampbell2 Recorded by
Collections
- Bluey NatureMapr Greater Sydney Caps on stems; gills below caps [mushrooms or mushroom-like] Fungi Hygrocybe sp.
Species information
- Hygrocybe sp. Scientific name
- Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Cosmopolitan
- Unknown
- Up to 925m Recorded at altitude
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