Extract from Wikipedia article: Hygrocybe conica, commonly known as the witch's hat, conical wax cap or conical slimy cap, is a colourful member of the genus Hygrocybe (the waxcaps), found across northern Europe and North America. Originally described as Hygrophorus conicus, it may be a complex of closely related and similar species.
Witch's hat mushroom (conic waxycap, Hygrocybe conica, Hygrophorus conicus) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, November 12, 2013 Iron Bridge Trail, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Blackening waxcap mushrooms (Hygrocybe conica) on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, November 3, 2019 Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Blackening waxcap mushroom (Hygrocybe conica) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 20, 2020 Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Side view of a blackening waxcap mushroom (Hygrocybe conica) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 20, 2020 Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Blackening waxcap mushrooms (Hygrocybe conica) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 26, 2020 Iron Bridge Trail, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Blackening waxcap mushrooms (Hygrocybe conica) on black background in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 26, 2020 Iron Bridge Trail, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Close-up of blackening waxcap mushrooms (Hygrocybe conica) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 26, 2020 Iron Bridge Trail, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Dissected blackening waxcap mushrooms (Hygrocybe conica) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 26, 2020 Iron Bridge Trail, College Station, TX 77845, USA