A Waxy Cap, Hygrocybe cuspidata?

The bright cap of this little mushroom was easy to see even on the dark forest floor.

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Flown Kimmerling

Lion

Is the stem slimy (it looks like it may be)? Also, is this under redwood? If so, this is the other blackening Hygrocybe species in North America, Hygrocybe singeri. Posted 6 years ago, modified 6 years ago
1. Flown Kimmerling
  
  Lion
  
  https://www.mushroomexpert.com/hygrocybe_singeri.html Posted 6 years ago
2. 1. gary fast
    
    Lion
    
    Hi Lisa, sorry no redwoods around here. Mixed forest with Douglas fir, Hemlock, some pines and alder. As for the slimy stem... the photo was taken with a flash. The stem was rather dry unlike the cap which was very wet considering the dry forest floor. Gary Posted 6 years ago
  2. 1. Flown Kimmerling
      
      Lion
      
      Redwoods aren't always necessary for H. singeri. If the stem was just slightly moist (maybe oily) rather than slippery, then this might be H. cuspidata instead. I'd stick with your first guess! Posted 6 years ago
    2. 1. gary fast
        
        Lion
        
        Thanks, and, yes, with me it is definitely a guess! LOL! Posted 6 years ago
      2. Flown Kimmerling
        
        Lion
        
        It's a good one, Gary! <3 Posted 6 years ago
        
        Flown Kimmerling
        
        Lion
        
        My apologies. This should be Hygrocybe conica (not sure where my mind was yesterday)! H. cuspidata does not stain and this one is clearly staining black! Posted 6 years ago
        
        gary fast
        
        Lion
        
        Thanks a bunch. Finally, satisfaction. Now on to the next one! Posted 6 years ago

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 Flown Kimmerling