Butter Waxcap vs Candelnut

Hygrocybe ceracea compared with Aleurites rockinghamensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Butter Waxcap	Candelnut
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Aleurites
Species	Hygrocybe ceracea	Aleurites rockinghamensis

Conservation Status

Butter Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Candelnut

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Butter Waxcap	Candelnut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Butter Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, and United States.

Candelnut

Habitat

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

Range

Found in India.

Butter Waxcap

The Butter Waxcap (Hygrocybe ceracea) is a species in the genus Hygrocybe. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Candelnut

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