Hygrocybe species
Description:
This small bright red fungus with yellow, decurent gill is most often found in association with mosses, supposedly, but I have found it in other habitats. Historically known as H. cantharellus which does not occrue in NZ.
Common name: None
Found: Native Forest
Substrate: Ground
Spore: White
Height: 50 mm
Width: 15 mm
Season: Winter
Edible: No
Macro images:
Hygrocybe species
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Scale= 1.5 mm.
 
Hygrocybe species
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Scale= 2.7 mm.
 
Hygrocybe species
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Scale= 4.2 mm.
 
Hygrocybe species
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Scale= 8.3 mm.
 
The Hidden Forest
Forest Fungi