Sweet Woodwax vs Veiled Purple Waxcap

Hygrophorus hedrychii compared with Hygrophorus purpurascens

Key Differences

• Sweet Woodwax is Least Concern while Veiled Purple Waxcap is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Sweet Woodwax	Veiled Purple Waxcap
Kingdom same	Fungi (균계)	Fungi (균계)
Phylum same	Basidiomycota (담자균류)	Basidiomycota (담자균류)
Class same	Agaricomycetes (주름버섯강)	Agaricomycetes (주름버섯강)
Order same	Agaricales (주름버섯목)	Agaricales (주름버섯목)
Family same	Hygrophoraceae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus same	Hygrophorus	Hygrophorus
Species	Hygrophorus hedrychii	Hygrophorus purpurascens

Evolutionary Relationship

Sweet Woodwax and Veiled Purple Waxcap share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Hygrophorus.

Conservation Status

Sweet Woodwax

LC — Least Concern

Veiled Purple Waxcap

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Sweet Woodwax	Veiled Purple Waxcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Sweet Woodwax

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Veiled Purple Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden