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Hygrocybe sp. ‘red’

A Waxcap at Acton, ACT

Hygrocybe sp. ‘red’ at Acton, ACT - 11 May 2021
Hygrocybe sp. ‘red’ at Acton, ACT - 11 May 2021
Hygrocybe sp. ‘red’ at Acton, ACT - 11 May 2021
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Identification history

Hygrocybe sp. ‘red’ 7 Jun 2021 Heino1
Unidentified 11 May 2021 trevorpreston

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Growing out of leaf litter covered ground, rainforest gully, National Botanic Gardens.

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Heino1 wrote:
   7 Jun 2021
The odd species or two amongst the red-capped Hygrocybes may show patches of blackening on the cap or stem.

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  • Hygrocybe sp. ‘red’ Scientific name
  • A Waxcap Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 905.07m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning

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