| Generic short diagnoses: "Waxy", white-spored, non-ectotrophic, often brightly coloured agarics with thick lamellae with various attachments; often in semi-natural grasslands or in damp forests; spores inamyloid and smooth, no characteristic cystidia. |
Hygrocybe punicea - DK: skarlagen-vokshat, UK: Crimson Waxcap |
 | Illustration and © Jan Vesterholt Denmark, JV05-810 |
 | Illustration and © Jens H. Petersen Denmark |
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