some hygrocybes ?

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here's some wax caps I found back in November can someone confirm them for me

hygrocybes coccinea - scarlet wax cap


hygrocybes chlorophana - golden wax cap


hygrocybe cantharellus

[NickCantle]

I think you're spot on with Hygrocybe coccinea there

Yellow Hygrocybe are notoriously difficult to identify without lots of research and a microscope - ask SheffieldLass Melanie

The last one looks to me much more likely to be something like Hygrocybe miniata. H. cantharellus has quite deeply deccurent gills I think, and gills like that would show on the angle you've photographed them at. I'm unsure though

[KeenTeen17]

hygrocybes are very confusing but some can be confirmed.

[KeenTeen17]

oh nicks already done it
thats what happens when you post at the same time.

[mollisia]

Hallo,

I completely agree with Nick in all he said.

The chlorophana seems a little too tiny, but that's one which is easy to determine by microscope, at least when you don't believe in species like flavescens/euroflavescens. I would put H. ceracea into the (never solved) discussion.

The third might also be H. reidii due to the overall orange colour, but certainly not cantahrellus.

best regards,
Andreas

Originally Posted by NickCantle

I think you're spot on with Hygrocybe coccinea there

Yellow Hygrocybe are notoriously difficult to identify without lots of research and a microscope - ask SheffieldLass Melanie

The last one looks to me much more likely to be something like Hygrocybe miniata. H. cantharellus has quite deeply deccurent gills I think, and gills like that would show on the angle you've photographed them at. I'm unsure though

[SheffieldLass]

I'd agree with Andreas ... with the second one, although the gills can't be seen, the stature has a Hygrocybe ceracea look to it, but only a microscope check would confirm.

And again with the third, I'd agree, definitely not cantharellus, but yes, perhaps H reidii. You didn't sniff that one by any chance? H reidii smell of honey.

Melanie

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Originally Posted by SheffieldLass

I'd agree with Andreas ... with the second one, although the gills can't be seen, the stature has a Hygrocybe ceracea look to it, but only a microscope check would confirm.

And again with the third, I'd agree, definitely not cantharellus, but yes, perhaps H reidii. You didn't sniff that one by any chance? H reidii smell of honey.

Melanie

thanks to everyone who help
yea after looking at some reidii's and i'm sure it did have a sweet smell' i'll have to agree with you and Andreas that it's a H. reidii, the gold one I will see if I can find any more when there out later in the year and get some better photos and details