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Field Notes

Description:

Found this specimen all alone in the woods. Super brilliant shiny red color. Very slimy/slippery to touch

Habitat:

Florida pine n oak woods. Bout a mile away from the beach.
Specimen found in middle of the trail, on some pine straw.

Species ID Suggestions

Witch's hat

Hygrocybe conica

Reference Link
Mark Ridgway
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Comments (1)
gratography
I'll go with Witch's Hat also. The yellow stem practically gives it away. The cap turns conical after it ages. https://greennature.com/gilled-mushrooms/
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PublishedNovember 22, 2019

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