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Waxy Caps

Hygrocybe sp.

Photo by Christine Y.
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Field Notes

Description:

Small orange-red mushrooms with pale yellow gills. They were growing in clusters on a rotting stump.

Habitat:

Growing on a rotting stump in a deciduous forest along the Hudson River.

Reference Links:

Hygrocybe - Wikipedia

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PublishedAugust 14, 2017

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