Hygrocybe

22 species

In Québec, the genus Hygrocybe (family Hygrophoraceae) counts 22 species of mushrooms. The stars? Blackening Waxcap, Goblet Waxcap and Candy Apple Waxy Cap, the most often observed. The richest region: Capitale-Nationale, with 11 species. Every species has its own page: photos, its season, its habitat and the best places to see it near you.

Species observed by region

Where do the observations come from?

  • Mostly iNaturalist : photos taken by people all over Québec, with the species confirmed by the community.
  • Other public sources : such as eBird for birds and the provincial forest inventories, gathered by GBIF, the global biodiversity data network.
  • What we keep : confirmed observations, with an exact position (not blurred to protect a rare species), that their author allows to be reused.
  • One place counts once : several observations of the same species at the same spot (within 11 m) count as one.
  • So our numbers are lower : than iNaturalist’s total. A region without observations does not mean the species does not live there.

Data downloaded in September 2026.

  1. Capitale-Nationale11
  2. Outaouais11
  3. Laurentides11
  4. Montérégie10
  5. Estrie8
  6. Mauricie7
  7. Abitibi-Témiscamingue7
  8. Lanaudière7
  9. Bas-Saint-Laurent6
  10. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean6
  11. Montréal6
  12. Chaudière-Appalaches5
  13. Côte-Nord4
  14. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine4
  15. Nord-du-Québec3
  16. Laval3
  17. Centre-du-Québec3

Hygrocybe 22

Agaricales
Hygrophoraceae