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Honey Waxcap - Hygrocybe reidii This is what the mushroom looked like with no flash! It was so bright against the leaves.<br /> <br /> The cap had scalloped edges that were yellow, while the rest of the cap was orange except for the depressed center, which was darker orange/red. The gills were yellow with frequent short gills. The stem was also yellow. <br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing on the ground in a deciduous forest.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/69685/honey_waxcap_-_hygrocybe_reidii.html" title="Honey Waxcap - Hygrocybe reidii"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/69685_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=84ZrHsfjN1bqYnsST2Q7fipO6zU%3D" width="200" height="168" alt="Honey Waxcap - Hygrocybe reidii The cap had scalloped edges that were yellow, while the rest of the cap was orange except for the depressed center, which was darker orange/red. The gills were yellow with frequent short gills. The stem was also yellow. <br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing on the ground in a deciduous forest.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/69684/honey_waxcap_-_hygrocybe_reidii.html Geotagged,Hygrocybe reidii,Summer,United States,hygrocybe,mushroom,waxcap" /></a></figure> Geotagged,Hygrocybe,Hygrocybe reidii,Summer,United States,mushroom,waxcap Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Honey Waxcap - Hygrocybe reidii

This is what the mushroom looked like with no flash! It was so bright against the leaves.

The cap had scalloped edges that were yellow, while the rest of the cap was orange except for the depressed center, which was darker orange/red. The gills were yellow with frequent short gills. The stem was also yellow.

Habitat: Growing on the ground in a deciduous forest.

Honey Waxcap - Hygrocybe reidii The cap had scalloped edges that were yellow, while the rest of the cap was orange except for the depressed center, which was darker orange/red. The gills were yellow with frequent short gills. The stem was also yellow. <br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing on the ground in a deciduous forest.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/69684/honey_waxcap_-_hygrocybe_reidii.html Geotagged,Hygrocybe reidii,Summer,United States,hygrocybe,mushroom,waxcap

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The Honey Waxcap

"Hygrocybe reidii", commonly known as the honey waxcap, is a mushroom of the waxcap genus "Hygrocybe". It is found in Europe, and reported from eastern North America, although it is uncertain whether the North American population represents the same 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 Nov 23, 2018. Captured Aug 19, 2018 08:52 in 91 Main St, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/2.8
  • 1/128s
  • ISO1250
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.

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