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Conical Slimy Cap - Hygrocybe conica Habitat: Growing in moss; mixed forest<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/138143/conical_slimy_cap_-_hygrocybe_conica.html" title="Conical Slimy Cap - Hygrocybe conica"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/138143_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1763596810&Signature=77ZfwN%2FSUB56sc5kG0BXFlD6BzY%3D" width="122" height="152" alt="Conical Slimy Cap - Hygrocybe conica Habitat: Growing in moss; mixed forest<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/138142/conical_slimy_cap_-_hygrocybe_conica.html Geotagged,Hygrocybe conica,Summer,United States,Witch&#039;s hat,fungus,hygrocybe,mushroom" /></a></figure> Geotagged,Hygrocybe conica,Summer,United States,Witch's hat Click/tap to enlarge

Conical Slimy Cap - Hygrocybe conica

Habitat: Growing in moss; mixed forest

Conical Slimy Cap - Hygrocybe conica Habitat: Growing in moss; mixed forest<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/138142/conical_slimy_cap_-_hygrocybe_conica.html Geotagged,Hygrocybe conica,Summer,United States,Witch's hat,fungus,hygrocybe,mushroom

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  1. View Mark Ridgway's profile
    Mark Ridgway
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    What do you think the dark pieces are? Posted 3 years ago
    1. View Christine Young's profile
      Christine Young
      Lion
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      Oops, I should have mentioned that! They bruise black when handled and when the flesh is exposed. Posted 3 years ago

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The Witch's hat

"Hygrocybe conica", commonly known as the witch's hat, conical wax cap or conical slimy cap, is a colourful member of the genus "Hygrocybe", found across northern Europe and North America. Originally described as "Hygrophorus conicus", it may be a complex of closely related and similar species.

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Similar species: Agaricales
Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Jul 19, 2022. Captured Sep 6, 2021 11:41 in Main st, Millbrook, NY 12545, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 90D
  • f/5.0
  • 1/64s
  • ISO640
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.