vs Splendid Waxcap

Hygrocybe turunda compared with Hygrocybe splendidissima

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Splendid 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 turunda Hygrocybe splendidissima

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

VU — Vulnerable

Splendid Waxcap

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Splendid Waxcap
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic 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.

Splendid Waxcap

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。

Splendid Waxcap

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Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

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