Hygrocybe conica

Hygrocybe conica
Hygrocybe conica, Netherlands
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Hygrophoraceae
Genus: Hygrocybe
Species:
H. conica
Binomial name
Hygrocybe conica
(Schaeff.) P.Kumm. (1871)
Synonyms
List
  • Agaricus conicus Schaeff. 1774
  • Agaricus tristis Pers. 1801
  • Godfrinia conica (Schaeff.) Maire 1902
  • Hygrocybe chloroides (Malençon) Kovalenko
  • Hygrophorus conicus (Schaeff.) Fr.
  • Hygrocybe conicopalustris R. Haller Aar
Hygrocybe conica
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Gills on hymenium
Cap is conical
Hymenium is emarginate
Stipe is bare
Spore print is white
Edibility is unknown

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,[1] 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. Hygrocybe conica is known to be a complex of at least eleven closely related species[2] and as such is widespread in Europe, North America, Asia, and elsewhere.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference BMS was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Cannon was invoked but never defined (see the help page).