Kauaʻi record · KCA-FUNGI-000007
Endemic Hawaiian waxy cap
Hygrocybe puaena
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About Endemic Hawaiian waxy cap
Endemic Hawaiian waxy cap is documented for Kauaʻi or tied to local survey work. Role: Fruiting-body macrofungus; ecological role requires local specialist review. Associated habitat or substrate: Moist forest floor or mossy/organic substrate; protected site generalized.
Kauaʻi evidence
Biodiversity Collective page features Hygrocybe puaena as an endemic Hawaiian waxy cap.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Hygrocybe puaena
- Common names
- Endemic Hawaiian waxy cap
- Family
- Hygrophoraceae
- Order
- Agaricales
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Featured by Kauaʻi Fungal Biodiversity Survey; local survey context active
- Origin
- Endemic Hawaiian
- Conservation status
- Potential conservation-interest endemic fungus
- Evidence date
- 2026-09-13
- Evidence limits
- Occurrence strength is explicit; statewide/Hawaiian checklist evidence is not treated as a precise Kauaʻi site record.
Habitat and ecology
- Habitats
- Moist forest floor or mossy/organic substrate; protected site generalized
- Ecological role
- Fruiting-body macrofungus; ecological role requires local specialist review
- Food and resource needs
- Fruiting-body macrofungus; ecological role requires local specialist review
- Reproduction
- Spore production or clonal/mycelial growth; source-specific details vary
- Shelter
- Moist forest microhabitat / substrate
- Substrate
- Moist forest microhabitat / substrate
Threats and conservation
- Threats
- Not assessed
- Conservation actions
- Retain observations with provenance; protect sensitive sites; support specialist review; apply disease hygiene and management protocols when relevant
- Monitoring
- Record substrate, host, microhabitat, date, rainfall/moisture, visible morphology, photos, specimen/voucher status, DNA status, and attendant biota
- Data gaps
- Kauaʻi voucher status, precise taxonomic confirmation, microhabitat, host/substrate specificity, abundance, and seasonal pattern need expansion.
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal timing
- Often moisture- and substrate-dependent; Kauaʻi timing requires repeated observation
- Seasonal description
- Endemic Hawaiian waxy cap is documented for Kauaʻi or tied to local survey work. Role: Fruiting-body macrofungus; ecological role requires local specialist review. Associated habitat or substrate: Moist forest floor or mossy/organic substrate; protected site generalized.