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Goblet Waxcap

Hygrocybe cantharellus

Mushrooms
Native
Goblet Waxcap, photo 1 of 5
Goblet Waxcap, photo 2 of 5
Goblet Waxcap, photo 3 of 5

Assisted identification only. Never eat anything without an expert’s confirmation.

Fungus. Grows in forests.

There are 124 observations of Goblet Waxcap in Québec, mostly in Outaouais, Laurentides and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 14 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and August and become rare from October to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Outaouais30
  2. Laurentides21
  3. Capitale-Nationale16
  4. Estrie15
  5. Montérégie11
  6. Chaudière-Appalaches6
  7. Lanaudière5
  8. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean5
  9. Abitibi-Témiscamingue5
  10. Montréal3
  11. Centre-du-Québec2
  12. Bas-Saint-Laurent2
  13. Côte-Nord2
  14. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine1

Habitat

ForestMario Hains

Similar species

Vermilion WaxcapHygrocybe miniata
Cinnabar ChanterelleCantharellus cinnabarinus
Scarlet WaxcapHygrocybe coccinea
Bog WaxcapHygrocybe coccineocrenata
Orange MycenaMycena leana
Orange MosscapRickenella fibula
Orange gilled waxcapHumidicutis marginata
orange bonnetPruinomycena acicula
Small WaxgillHygrocybe parvula
Shining waxcapGloioxanthomyces nitidus
Honey WaxcapHygrocybe reidii
Salmon pinkgillEntoloma quadratum