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Witch's Hat - Hygrocybe conica Sharply conical cap that was mostly orange and greasy. Pale yellow gills. Yellow grooved stem. The entire mushroom was developing black stains.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing alone under oak in a mixed forest. Geotagged,Hygrocybe,Hygrocybe conica,Summer,United States,Witch's hat,mushroom Click/tap to enlarge

Witch's Hat - Hygrocybe conica

Sharply conical cap that was mostly orange and greasy. Pale yellow gills. Yellow grooved stem. The entire mushroom was developing black stains.

Habitat: Growing alone under oak in a mixed forest.

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    Flown Kimmerling
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    Nice find! This one kind of looks like a squid! :) Posted 6 years ago
    1. View Christine Young's profile
      Christine Young
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      Haha, yes! Posted 6 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
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Nov 7, 2018. Captured Aug 12, 2018 08:03 in 91 Main St, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/4.0
  • 1/64s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.

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