Hygrocybe conica 

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Hygrocybe conica (Scop.:Fr.) P. Kumm.

Commonly called the ‘Witches Hat’ or the ‘Blackening Waxycap'. Cone-shaped dry to slightly viscid red cap that fades to yellowish-orange. Bruises blackish easily when touched. It is the type species for the Hygrophorus genus.

This is in the Hygrophoraceae family of the Agaricales order.

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Hygrocybe conica