List of Hygrocybe species

This is an inexhaustive list of species in the genus Hygrocybe. The genus has a widespread distribution and contains about 150 species.^[1]

Subgenus Hygrocybe

Section Chlorophanae

Hygrocybe chimaeroderma - (Caribbean)^[2]
Hygrocybe chlorophana - golden waxcap (Europe, North America, northern Asia)
Hygrocybe flavescens - (North America)
Hygrocybe glutinipes - glutinous waxcap (Europe)

Section Hygrocybe

Subsection Hygrocybe

Hygrocybe astatogala - (Australia, Madagascar, Central Africa, Philippines)
Hygrocybe atrosquamosa - (Caribbean, South America, India)
Hygrocybe conica - blackening waxcap or witch's hat (Europe, North America, Australia)
Hygrocybe conicoides - dune waxcap (Europe)
Hygrocybe cuspidata - candy apple waxcap (North America)
Hygrocybe debilipes - (China)
Hygrocybe griseonigricans - (China)
Hygrocybe luteistipes - (Costa Rica, Caribbean)^[2]
Hygrocybe nigrescens - blackening waxcap (Europe, Africa)
Hygrocybe olivaceonigra - (Europe, North America)
Hygrocybe parabolica - (Dominican Republic)
Hygrocybe riparia - (Europe)
Hygrocybe rubroconica - (China)
Hygrocybe santagouana - (China)
Hygrocybe singeri - western witch's hat (North America)
Hygrocybe xerophila - (North America)

Subsection Macrosporae

Hygrocybe acutoconica - persistent waxcap (Europe, North America, Australia)
Hygrocybe llistosellae - (Balearic Islands)
Hygrocybe perdomoi - (North America)
Hygrocybe spadicea - date waxcap (Europe)
Hygrocybe striatolutea - (New Zealand)
Hygrocybe zuluensis - (South Africa)

Section Microsporae

Hygrocybe citrinovirens - citrine waxcap (Europe)
Hygrocybe intermedia - fibrous waxcap (Europe)
Hygrocybe virescens - lime-green waxy cap (North America)

Section Pseudofirmae

Hygrocybe amazoniensis - (Brazil)
Hygrocybe appalachianensis - Appalachian waxy cap (eastern United States)
Hygrocybe campinaranae - (Brazil)
Hygrocybe chloochlora - (Puerto Rico)
Hygrocybe cristalinoensis - (Brazil)
Hygrocybe jarabacoensis - (Dominican Republic)
Hygrocybe megistospora - (Brazil)
Hygrocybe mirabilis - (Belize)
Hygrocybe naranjana - (Colombia)
Hygrocybe neofirma - (Puerto Rico, Guadeloupe)
Hygrocybe occidentalis - (Puerto Rico, Colombia)
Hygrocybe pegleri - (Brazil)
Hygrocybe prieta - (Puerto Rico)
Hygrocybe rosea - (South America)
Hygrocybe trinitensis - (Puerto Rico)
Hygrocybe vinaceosquamulosa - (Brazil)
Hygrocybe viridilacerata - (Brazil)

Section Velosae

Hygrocybe hypohaemacta - (Jamaica, U.S. Virgin Islands)
Hygrocybe pseudohypohaemacta - (Belize, French Guiana, Dominican Republic)
Hygrocybe roseopallida - (Central America)
Hygrocybe variecolor - (Dominican Republic)

Incertae sedis within subgenus Hygrocybe

Hygrocybe helobia - garlic waxcap (Europe)

Subgenus Pseudohygrocybe

Section Coccineae

Subsection Coccineae

Hygrocybe aurantiosplendens - orange waxcap (Europe, North America)
Hygrocybe coccinea - scarlet waxcap or scarlet hood (Europe, North America, Australia)
Hygrocybe punicea - crimson waxcap (Europe, North America?)
Hygrocybe purpureofolia - purple-gilled waxcap (North America)
Hygrocybe sanguineolutea - (Europe)

Subsection Siccae

Hygrocybe julietae - (New Zealand)
Hygrocybe reidii - honey waxcap (Europe, North America?)

Subsection Squamulosae

Hygrocybe caespitosa - clustered waxcap (eastern North America)
Hygrocybe cantharellus - chanterelle waxcap (North America)
Hygrocybe coccineocrenata - bog waxcap (Europe)
Hygrocybe melleofusca - (North America)
Hygrocybe monscaiensis - (Spain)
Hygrocybe squamosissima - (Southern Europe)
Hygrocybe substrangulata - waisted waxcap (Europe)
Hygrocybe turunda - singed waxcap or craberry waxcap (Europe)
Hygrocybe umbilicata - (Bangladesh)^[3]

Incertae sedis within section Coccineae

Hygrocybe alpina - (Europe)
Hygrocybe amara - (Europe)
Hygrocybe aurantiocitrina - (Europe)
Hygrocybe aurisquama - (China)
Hygrocybe ceracea - butter waxcap (Europe)
Hygrocybe constrictospora - hourglass waxcap (Europe)
Hygrocybe garajonayensis - (Canary Islands)
Hygrocybe insipida - spangle waxcap (Europe)
Hygrocybe madeirensis - (Madeira)
Hygrocybe mucronella - bitter waxcap (Europe)
Hygrocybe parvula - (North America)
Hygrocybe quieta - oily waxcap (Europe)
Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae - mountain waxcap (Europe)
Hygrocybe splendidissima - splendid waxcap (Europe)
Hygrocybe viridiphylla - (North America, South America)
Hygrocybe vulcanica - (Portugal)

Section Firmae

Hygrocybe aurantiomagnifica - (Brazil)
Hygrocybe batistae - (Puerto Rico)
Hygrocybe boothii - (Australia)
Hygrocybe firma - (Australia, New Zealand, Asia)
Hygrocybe macrosiparia - (Ecuador)
Hygrocybe martinicensis - (Martinique, Brazil)
Hygrocybe miniatofirma - (Puerto Rico)
Hygrocybe rubroalba - (Brazil)
Hygrocybe rubrocarnosa - (New Zealand)

Incertae sedis within subgenus Pseudohygrocybe

Hygrocybe andersonii - gulfshore waxcap (southeast United States)^[4]
Hygrocybe calciphila - limestone waxcap (Europe)
Hygrocybe cortinarioides - (China)
Hygrocybe fuscoaurantiaca - (New Zealand)
Hygrocybe keithgeorgei - (New Zealand)
Hygrocybe lilaceolamellata - (Australia, New Zealand)
Hygrocybe miniata - vermilion waxcap or miniature waxcap (Europe)
Hygrocybe phaeococcinea - shadowed waxcap (Europe)
Hygrocybe sinorubra - (China)

Not assigned to a subgenus

Hygrocybe albomarginata - (Puerto Rico)
Hygrocybe americana - (Western North America)
Hygrocybe anisa - (Sri Lanka, India)
Hygrocybe anomala - (Australia)
Hygrocybe aphylla - (Ecuador)^[5]
Hygrocybe atro-olivacea - (Europe, North America)^[6]
Hygrocybe aurantiorufa - (South Africa)
Hygrocybe aurantipes - (Australia)
Hygrocybe austrolutea - (Australia)
Hygrocybe austropratensis - (Australia)
Hygrocybe batesii - (Australia)
Hygrocybe blanda - (New Zealand)
Hygrocybe bolensis - (Australia)
Hygrocybe brunnea - (New Zealand)
Hygrocybe brunneosquamosa - (Puerto Rico)
Hygrocybe californica - (North America)
Hygrocybe cavipes - (New Zealand)
Hygrocybe cerasinomutata - (Australia)
Hygrocybe cerinolutea - (New Zealand)
Hygrocybe chamaeleon - chamaeleon waxcap (North America)
Hygrocybe cinereofirma - (Puerto Rico)
Hygrocybe collucera - (Australia)
Hygrocybe constans - (Europe, North America)
Hygrocybe corsica - (France)
Hygrocybe discolor - (South Africa)
Hygrocybe elegans - (New Zealand)
Hygrocybe erythrocala - (Australia)
Hygrocybe erythrocrenata - (Australia)
Hygrocybe flammans - (Australia)
Hygrocybe flavifolia - golden-gilled waxcap (North America)
Hygrocybe flavocampanulata - (Puerto Rico, Trinidad)
Hygrocybe flavolutea - (Jamaica)
Hygrocybe fuhreri - (Australia)
Hygrocybe fulgens - (Slovakia)
Hygrocybe fuliginata - (New Zealand)
Hygrocybe glacialis - (Europe, North America)
Hygrocybe griseoramosa - (Australia)
Hygrocybe hapuuae - halo'o hupu'u (Hawaii)
Hygrocybe hololeuca - (Australia)
Hygrocybe huronensis - (North America)
Hygrocybe hypospoda - (Australia)
Hygrocybe ignipileata - (South America)
Hygrocybe incolor - (Australia)
Hygrocybe iropus - (Australia)
Hygrocybe jackmanii - (Canada)
Hygrocybe kula - (Australia)
Hygrocybe laboyi - (Puerto Rico)
Hygrocybe laetissima - cherry-red waxy cap (North America)
Hygrocybe lamalama - (Hawaii)
Hygrocybe lanecovensis - (Australia)
Hygrocybe lepida - goblet waxcap (Europe)
Hygrocybe leucogloea - (Australia)
Hygrocybe magnifica - (Brazil)
Hygrocybe manadukaensis - (Western Ghats, India)
Hygrocybe marchii - (Europe)
Hygrocybe mexicana - (North America, South America, Hawaii, India)
Hygrocybe miniceps - (New Zealand)
Hygrocybe minimiholatra - (Madagascar)
Hygrocybe minutula - (Europe, North America)
Hygrocybe mitsinjoensi - (Madagascar)
Hygrocybe moseri - (Europe)
Hygrocybe mutabilis - (Brazil)
Hygrocybe natarajanii - (India)^[7]
Hygrocybe noelokelani - (Hawaii)
Hygrocybe olivaceofirma - (Puerto Rico)
Hygrocybe olivaceoviridis - (Japan)
Hygrocybe pakelo - (Hawaii)
Hygrocybe paraceracea - (Europe)
Hygrocybe paraibensis - (Brazil)
Hygrocybe parviholatra - (Madagascar)
Hygrocybe peckii - (North America)
Hygrocybe pellucida - (India)
Hygrocybe pernambucensis - (Brazil)
Hygrocybe polychroma - (Western Australia)
Hygrocybe procera - red waxcap (New Zealand)
Hygrocybe puaena - (Hawaii)
Hygrocybe reesiae - (Australia)
Hygrocybe rhodoleuca - (Brazil)
Hygrocybe rhodophylla - (Italy)
Hygrocybe rodwayi - (Australia)
Hygrocybe roseoflavida - (Australia, New Zealand)
Hygrocybe rubida - (India)^[8]
Hygrocybe rubra - (North America)
Hygrocybe rubronivea - (Australia)
Hygrocybe saltirivula - (Australia)
Hygrocybe sangayensis - (Ecuador)
Hygrocybe schistophila - (Australia)
Hygrocybe siccitatipapillata - (Australia)
Hygrocybe silvae-araucariae - (Brazil)
Hygrocybe similis - (Asia)
Hygrocybe siparia - (Brazil)
Hygrocybe snigdha - (India)
Hygrocybe solis - (Madagascar)
Hygrocybe squamulosa - (North America)
Hygrocybe striatella - (Chile)
Hygrocybe subcaespitosa - (Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic)
Hygrocybe subceracea - (North America)
Hygrocybe subflavida - (Trinidad, Cuba, South America)
Hygrocybe subglobispora - (Europe)
Hygrocybe subminiata - (North America)
Hygrocybe subpapillata - papillate waxcap (Europe)
Hygrocybe suzukaensis - (Japan)
Hygrocybe swanetica - (Russia, Georgia)
Hygrocybe sylvaria - (Australia)
Hygrocybe tahquamenonensis - (North America)
Hygrocybe troyana - (Jamaica, South America)
Hygrocybe vintsy - (Madagascar)
Hygrocybe viscidibrunnea - (Australia)
Hygrocybe waolipo - (Hawaii)
Hygrocybe watagensis - (Australia)
Hygrocybe xanthopoda - (Australia, India)

References

↑ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CAB International. p. 326. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
1 2 "Hygrophoraceae of the Greater Antilles: Hygrocybe subgenus Hygrocybe". ScienceDirect.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
↑ Hosen MI, Li TH, Aminuzzaman FM, Islam MR (2016). "Hygrocybe umbilicata sp. nov., with first generic report for Bangladesh and its phylogenetic placement". Phytotaxa. 280 (1): 070–076. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.280.1.7.
↑ Cibula WG, Weber NS (1996). "Hygrocybe andersonii Hygrocybe andersonii a new psammophilus Hygrocybe from Horn Island, a Mississippi barrier island". Mycologia. 88 (3): 514–516. doi:10.1080/00275514.1996.12026678.
↑ Læssøe T, Boertmann D (2008). "A new alamellate Hygrocybe species from Ecuador". Mycological Research. 112 (10): 1206–1209. doi:10.1016/j.mycres.2008.04.002. PMID 18703325.
↑ "Loading..." www.mycobank.org. Archived from the original on 2026-04-27. Retrieved 2026-08-24.
↑ Gunasekaran S, Kumaresan V, Singh S (2009). "A new species of Hygrocybe in section Firmae from Western Ghats, India". Mycotaxon. 111: 301–307. doi:10.5248/111.301.
↑ Vrinda KB, Varghese SP, Pradeep CK (2013). "Hygrocybe rubida, a new species from Kerala State, India". Mycoscience. 54 (4): 271–273. doi:10.1016/j.myc.2012.10.003.

[Kirk_2008-1] Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CAB International. p. 326. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.

[:0-2] 1 2 "Hygrophoraceae of the Greater Antilles: Hygrocybe subgenus Hygrocybe". ScienceDirect.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[Hosen_2016-3] Hosen MI, Li TH, Aminuzzaman FM, Islam MR (2016). "Hygrocybe umbilicata sp. nov., with first generic report for Bangladesh and its phylogenetic placement". Phytotaxa. 280 (1): 070–076. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.280.1.7.

[Cibula_1996-4] Cibula WG, Weber NS (1996). "Hygrocybe andersonii Hygrocybe andersonii a new psammophilus Hygrocybe from Horn Island, a Mississippi barrier island". Mycologia. 88 (3): 514–516. doi:10.1080/00275514.1996.12026678.

[Læssøe_2008-5] Læssøe T, Boertmann D (2008). "A new alamellate Hygrocybe species from Ecuador". Mycological Research. 112 (10): 1206–1209. doi:10.1016/j.mycres.2008.04.002. PMID 18703325.

[6] "Loading..." www.mycobank.org. Archived from the original on 2026-04-27. Retrieved 2026-08-24.

[Gunasekaran_2009-7] Gunasekaran S, Kumaresan V, Singh S (2009). "A new species of Hygrocybe in section Firmae from Western Ghats, India". Mycotaxon. 111: 301–307. doi:10.5248/111.301.

[Vrinda_2013-8] Vrinda KB, Varghese SP, Pradeep CK (2013). "Hygrocybe rubida, a new species from Kerala State, India". Mycoscience. 54 (4): 271–273. doi:10.1016/j.myc.2012.10.003.

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