Date Waxcap vs

Hygrocybe spadicea compared with Hygrocybe turunda

Key Differences

• Date Waxcap is Endangered while is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Date Waxcap
Kingdom same	Fungi (真菌界)	Fungi (真菌界)
Phylum same	Basidiomycota (担子菌门)	Basidiomycota (担子菌门)
Class same	Agaricomycetes (傘菌綱)	Agaricomycetes (傘菌綱)
Order same	Agaricales (伞菌目)	Agaricales (伞菌目)
Family same	Hygrophoraceae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus same	Hygrocybe	Hygrocybe
Species	Hygrocybe spadicea	Hygrocybe turunda

Evolutionary Relationship

Date Waxcap and share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Hygrocybe.

Conservation Status

Date Waxcap

EN — Endangered

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Date Waxcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Date Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

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

Habitat

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

Range

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

Hygrocybe turunda是一种小型猩红色至橙红色蜡伞蘑菇，干燥鳞状的菌盖表面将其与近缘光滑菌盖物种区分开来。生长在欧洲温带地区未经改良的贫营养草地和苔藓草坪中。这种草地蜡伞是具有生态价值的长期未扰动、未施肥草地生境的指示物种。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden