Scarlet hood
A species of Waxcaps, Also known as Scarlet waxy cap Scientific name : Hygrocybe coccinea Genus : Waxcaps
Scarlet hood, A species of Waxcaps
Also known as:
Scarlet waxy cap
Scientific name: Hygrocybe coccinea
Genus: Waxcaps
Photo By Alan Rockefeller (Alan Rockefeller) , used under CC-BY-SA-3.0 /Cropped and compressed from original 
Description
Scarlet hood(Hygrocybe coccinea) is named for its bright scarlet color, which renders it easy to spot among the grasses and woodlands among which it prefers to grow. Distributed across the Northern Hemisphere, it tends to be small and uncommon, making it of particular interest to photographers.
Colors
Yellow
Red
Orange
Habitat
The scarlet hood is a woodland mushroom, but it can be also found near forest edges, in forest clearings, in grassland areas, or in old lawns, fields, and parks, but never in areas where chemical weedkillers or fertilizers have been applied. It is believed that the scarlet hood builds some kind of mutual relationship with mosses.
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Edibility
The scarlet hood is reportedly edible, but because of its rarity, as well as its small stature and unremarkable taste, it is not commonly eaten. There are also a few potentially toxic lookalikes to the scarlet hood, most of which are also in the Hygrocybe (waxcap) genus (among these are the Crimson Waxcap and the Splendid Waxcap).
Habitat
The scarlet hood is a woodland mushroom, but it can be also found near forest edges, in forest clearings, in grassland areas, or in old lawns, fields, and parks, but never in areas where chemical weedkillers or fertilizers have been applied. It is believed that the scarlet hood builds some kind of mutual relationship with mosses.
Growth Form
Scattered, gregarious
Sporocarp Height
5 cm
Cap Diameter
2-6 cm
Endangered Species
No
Substrate
On soil
Smell
Not distinctive
Spore Print
White
Species Status
Widely distributed
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Photo By Alan Rockefeller (Alan Rockefeller) , used under CC-BY-SA-3.0 /Cropped and compressed from original 
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Club fungi Class
Mushroom-forming fungi Order
Gilled fungi Family
Waxgills Genus
Waxcaps Species
Scarlet hood 
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