Kjeglevokssopp, Hygrocybe conica

Kjeglevokssopp, Hygrocybe conica, commonly known as the witch's hat, conical wax cap or conical slimy cap, is a colourful member of the genus Hygrocybe (the waxcaps), found across northern Europe and North America. The witch's hat is a small mushroom, with a convex to conical yellow-orange to red cap 2 to 5 cm (¾-2 inches) in diameter, though very occasionally larger specimens up to 8 or 9 cm (3½ in) diameter are found. It turns black when cut or bruised.

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Image Size: 5241x3464 / 2.5MB; Agaricales Ausa Europe European Hygrocybe Hygrocybe conica Kalvåa Norden Norge Norway Norwegian mushrooms Scandinavia Scandinavian musrooms Skandinavia Sør-Trøndelag botanical conical slimy cap conical wax cap forest forest floor fruktlegemer funghi fungi fungus giftig hvitt sporepulver kjegleformet hatt kjeglevokssopp mushrooms natur nature nordiske sopper norsk norske sopper norwegian oransje oransjegul og svartner pensum skandinavisk skivesopper skog skogbunn skogbunnarter sopp sopplukking soppsanking spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus the witch's hat vokser i gressmark vokssopper waxcaps
Contained in galleries: Vokssopper - Waxcaps - Hygrophoraceae

Kjeglevokssopp, Hygrocybe conica, commonly known as the witch's hat, conical wax cap or conical slimy cap, is a colourful member of the genus Hygrocybe (the waxcaps), found across northern Europe and North America. The witch's hat is a small mushroom, with a convex to conical yellow-orange to red cap 2 to 5 cm (¾-2 inches) in diameter, though very occasionally larger specimens up to 8 or 9 cm (3½ in) diameter are found. It turns black when cut or bruised.