Appearance
The witch's hat is a small mushroom, with a convex to conical yellow-orange to red cap 2 to 5 cm in diameter, though very occasionally larger specimens up to 8 or 9 cm diameter are found. It turns black when cut or bruised.
Distribution
The witch's hat is widely distributed in grasslands and conifer woodlands across North America, Europe and Asia, as well as Australia and New Zealand, being found in summer and autumn. It is likely that what is currently termed "Hygrocybe conica" is a complex of closely related species, some of which are suspected of being poisonous.Though "Hygrocybe conica" occurs in Australia, principally near urban areas, many collections originally assigned to this species are the similar "Hygrocybe astatogala".
Habitat
The witch's hat is widely distributed in grasslands and conifer woodlands across North America, Europe and Asia, as well as Australia and New Zealand, being found in summer and autumn. It is likely that what is currently termed "Hygrocybe conica" is a complex of closely related species, some of which are suspected of being poisonous.Though "Hygrocybe conica" occurs in Australia, principally near urban areas, many collections originally assigned to this species are the similar "Hygrocybe astatogala".
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