Scarlet Waxcap

Hygrocybe coccinea

About

One of Britain's most striking grassland fungi, the scarlet waxcap's vivid red fruiting bodies appear in ancient, unimproved pasture in autumn. Waxcap grasslands are considered as important for fungal conservation as rainforests are for plants.

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Quick Facts

Category: Fungus
Latin name: Hygrocybe coccinea
IUCN Status: LC — Least Concern
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Conservation Status: LC

Least Concern — assessed by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.