Hygrocybe singeri or witch's hat is a species of Hygrocybe from Northwestern California.[1]

Hygrocybe singeri
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Hygrophoraceae
Genus: Hygrocybe
Species:
H. singeri
Binomial name
Hygrocybe singeri
(Smith & Hesler) Singer
Synonyms

Hygrophorus singeri Smith & Hesler

Hygrocybe singeri
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Gills on hymenium
Cap is conical
Hymenium is adnexed
Stipe is bare
Spore print is white
Ecology is mycorrhizal
Edibility is unknown

The species is very similar to Hygrocybe conica, differing in its viscid stipe.[2]

Hygrocybe singeri spores 1000x

References

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  1. ^ "Hygrocybe singeri in MycoBank".
  2. ^ Trudell, Steve; Ammirati, Joe (2009). Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest. Timber Press Field Guides. Portland, OR: Timber Press. p. 64. ISBN 978-0-88192-935-5.
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