Name : : Hygrocybe lacmus

Coloration : :
Cap grey to grey-blue with some white patches along the rim. Gills paler.

Smell/distinct feature(s) : :
Stipe base matches cap. Taste sometimes bitter or acidulous.

Gill structure : :
Gills decurrent.

Description : :
A small grey to grey-blue fungi, with paler gills and white/grey stipe. Stipe dry and cap viscid, with a bitter to acidulous taste and decurrent gills.

Rare in Europe, found in small groups in grasslands.

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Name : : Hygrocybe laeta

Coloration : :
Brown-orange cap with a paler stipe and white/pink gills.

Smell/distinct feature(s) : :
Gill edges viscid.

Gill structure : :
Gills decurrent with viscid edges.

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Description : :
A small to medium sized fungi with brown-orange cap and paler stipe. Cap viscid and stipe dry to viscid. Decurrent white/pink gills.

Widespread in the Northern hemisphere, found in grasslands and heath like vegetation.

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Name : : Hygrocybe lilacina

Coloration : :
Lilac/pink or purple cap and stipe with orange/brown gills. Some white patches along the cap edge.

Smell/distinct feature(s) : :

Gill structure : :
Decurrent gills.

Description : :
Small lilac/pink fungi with orange brown gills and a viscid cap and stipe.

Found in arctic and alpine regions in small groups. Usually among dwarf scrub heaths.

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Name : : Hygrocybe marchii

Coloration : :
Bright reddish-orange cap and stipe with pale yellow/red gills.

Smell/distinct feature(s) : :
Smaller version of H. coccinea. For accurate identification exam the spore characteristics.

Gill structure : :

Description : :
Small reddish-orange fungi with pale yellow/red gills. Stipe dry and cap viscid.

Very rare and distribution unknown due to identification problems.

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Name : : Hygrocybe miniata

Coloration : :
Reddish-orange cap with paler stipe and light orange/red gills.

Smell/distinct feature(s) : :
Spores triangular.

Gill structure : :
Broadly adnate gills.

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Description : :
Small to medium sized fungi with reddish-orange cap and paler stipe and gills. Stipe and cap dry with triangular spores and adnate gills.

Widespread in Europe and reported sightings from various other countries. Found in acidic and rich soils, usually Alnus Swamps.

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Name : : Hygrocybe mucronella

Coloration : :
Reddish-orange cap and stipe with dark red gills.

Smell/distinct feature(s) : :
Bitter taste and irregular shaped spores.

Gill structure : :

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Description : :
Small reddish-orange fungi with deep red gills. Bitter taste and irregular shaped spores. Stipe and cap viscid but becoming dry with age.

Found in grasslands, lawns and rich soil area's. Found mainly in the northern hemisphere.

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Name : : Hygrocybe nitrata

Coloration : :
Dark brown, grey cap with lighter brown stipe and white/grey gills.

Smell/distinct feature(s) : :
Distinct nitrous smell.

Gill structure : :

Description : :
Medium sized fungi with a dark brown cap and paler stipe. Strong nitrous smell.

Found in small groups in North-western Europe.

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Name : : Hygrocybe ovina

Coloration : :
Dark brown to black cap and stipe with paler gills with reddish tinge.

Smell/distinct feature(s) : :

Gill structure : :

Description : :
Small to medium sized fungi, dark brown to black in colour with reddish tinges on the gills. Stipe dry and cap viscid to dry.

Found in small groups, widespread but rare in Europe.

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