Fleshy Fungi of New Brunswick >> Hygrocybe conica

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

Picture of Hygrocybe conica

Solitary among mosses, associated with Abies balsamea, Betula papyrifera and Populus tremuloides, Nepisiguit Protected Natural Area, New Brunswick (21-08-16/01).

Basidiospores 7.6-10.3 X 5.1-6.7 μm, D/d = 1.38-1.74, ellipsoidal, smooth, inamyloid. Basidia 4-spored

Photo: D. Malloch (21-08-16/01).