Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Chalk Maple

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Acer leucoderme

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Chalk Maple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Chalk Maple
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Acer
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Acer leucoderme

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Chalk Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Chalk Maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

Chalk Maple

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

The Candy Apple Waxy Cap (Hygrocybe cuspidata) is a species in the genus Hygrocybe. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Chalk Maple

The Chalk Maple (Acer leucoderme) is a species in the genus Acer. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.