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Goblet Waxcap

hygrocybe cantharellus

The Goblet Waxcap is a colorful mushroom that looks like a tiny goblet! It loves to grow in grassy places and can be found in many forests.

Lebensraum: They live in grassy areas and forests across Europe and North America.

Aussehen

The Goblet Waxcap has a vibrant orange to yellow, often funnel-shaped cap with a smooth, moist surface. Its widely spaced gills are the same bright color as the cap, making it visually distinct from duller forest fungi.

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Goblet Waxcap

Kategorie

Pilze

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

Mach den ersten Snap!

Interessante Fakten

Goblet Waxcaps sometimes have a ruffled cap edge, like a tiny skirt!

It belongs to a family of fungi known for their amazing, vivid colors.

Its scientific name, *cantharellus*, means "little chanterelle"!

This mushroom often grows scattered on lawns and mossy spots.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Goblet Waxcap can break down dead organic matter because of specialized enzymes that help them return nutrients to the soil.

Goblet Waxcap has strikingly bright colors that help them attract insects and other small creatures for spore dispersal.

Goblet Waxcap has a waxy or greasy surface that helps them resist drying out in their open, grassy habitats.

Maße und Details

Höhe: 2-6 cm
Edibility: edible
Cap Diameter: 0.5-3 cm
Wachstumssubstrat: soil
Saison: Late summer to fall
Sporenfarbe: White

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

White Oak

Quercus alba

Decomposes dead leaves and woody debris from these trees.

eats

Red Maple

Acer rubrum

Feeds on decaying leaf litter and small organic fragments.

eaten by

Black Slug

Arion ater

Slugs and snails are known to graze on various fungi, including waxcaps.

Merkmale

Einzelgänger

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Farbenfroh

Farbenfroh beschreibt Organismen oder Objekte, die eine große Vielfalt an leuchtenden und deutlich erkennbaren Farben aufweisen.

Wald

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