Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Globe Thistle

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Echinops ritro

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Globe Thistle
Kingdom	Fungi (грибы)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (базидиомицеты)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Agaricomycetes (агарикомицеты)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Agaricales (агариковые)	Afrosoricida (Афросорициды)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Tenrecidae
Genus	Hygrocybe	Echinops
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Echinops ritro

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Globe Thistle
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.

Globe Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Estonia, Russia, and United States.

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.