This is an incomplete list of species in the genus Hygrocybe. The genus has a widespread distribution and contains about 150 species.
- Hygrocybe acutoconica - persistent waxcap (Europe, North America, Australia)
- Hygrocybe albomarginata - (Puerto Rico)
- Hygrocybe alpina - (Europe)
- Hygrocybe amara - (Europe)
- Hygrocybe andersonii - gulfshore waxcap (southeast United States)
- Hygrocybe anomala - (Australia)
- Hygrocybe aphylla - (Ecuador)
- Hygrocybe appalachianensis - Appalachian waxy cap (eastern United States)
- Hygrocybe astatogala - (Australia, Madagascar, Central Africa, Philippines)
- Hygrocybe aurantiosplendens - orange waxcap (Europe, North America)
- Hygrocybe aurantipes - (Australia)
- Hygrocybe austrolutea - (Australia)
- Hygrocybe austropratensis - (Australia)
- Hygrocybe batesii - (Australia)
- Hygrocybe batistae - (Puerto Rico)
- Hygrocybe bolensis - (Australia)
- Hygrocybe boothii - (Australia)
- Hygrocybe brunneosquamosa - (Puerto Rico)
- Hygrocybe calciphila - limestone waxcap (Europe)
- Hygrocybe cantharellus - (North America)
- Hygrocybe ceracea - butter waxcap (Europe)
- Hygrocybe chloochlora - (Puerto Rico)
- Hygrocybe chlorophana - golden waxcap (Europe, North America, northern Asia)
- Hygrocybe cinereofirma - (Puerto Rico)
- Hygrocybe citrinovirens - citrine waxcap (Europe)
- Hygrocybe coccinea - scarlet waxcap or scarlet hood (Europe, North America, Australia)
- Hygrocybe coccineocrenata - bog waxcap (Europe)
- Hygrocybe collucera (Australia)
- Hygrocybe conica - blackening waxcap or witch's hat (Europe, North America, Australia)
- Hygrocybe conicoides - dune waxcap (Europe)
- Hygrocybe constrictospora - hourglass waxcap (Europe)
- Hygrocybe corsica - (France)
- Hygrocybe debilipes - (China)
- Hygrocybe erythrocala - (Australia)
- Hygrocybe flavescens - (North America)
- Hygrocybe flavifolia - (North America)
- Hygrocybe flavocampanulata - (Puerto Rico, Trinidad)
- Hygrocybe fuhreri - (Australia)
- Hygrocybe fulgens - (Slovakia)
- Hygrocybe garajonayensis - (Canary Islands)
- Hygrocybe glutinipes - glutinous waxcap (Europe)
- Hygrocybe griseonigricans - (China)
- Hygrocybe griseoramosa - (Australia)
- Hygrocybe helobia - garlic waxcap (Europe)
- Hygrocybe hypohaemacta - (Jamaica, U.S. Virgin Islands)
- Hygrocybe insipida - spangle waxcap (Europe)
- Hygrocybe intermedia - fibrous waxcap (Europe)
- Hygrocybe kula - (Australia)
- Hygrocybe laetissima - cherry-red waxy cap (North America)
- Hygrocybe lanecovensis - (Australia)
- Hygrocybe laboyi - (Puerto Rico)
- Hygrocybe lepida - goblet waxcap (Europe)
- Hygrocybe madeirensis - (Madeira)
- Hygrocybe manadukaensis - (Western Ghats, India)
- Hygrocybe miniata - vermilion waxcap (Europe)
- Hygrocybe miniatofirma - (Puerto Rico)
- Hygrocybe monscaiensis - (Spain)
- Hygrocybe mucronella - bitter waxcap (Europe)
- Hygrocybe natarajanii - (India)
- Hygrocybe neofirma - (Puerto Rico, Guadeloupe)
- Hygrocybe noelokelani - (Hawaii)
- Hygrocybe olivaceofirma - (Puerto Rico)
- Hygrocybe pakelo - (Hawaii)
- Hygrocybe phaeococcinea - shadowed waxcap (Europe)
- Hygrocybe prieta - (Puerto Rico)
- Hygrocybe procera - red waxcap (New Zealand)
- Hygrocybe punicea - crimson waxcap (Europe, North America?)
- Hygrocybe quieta - oily waxcap (Europe)
- Hygrocybe reesiae - (Australia)
- Hygrocybe reidii - honey waxcap (Europe, North America?)
- Hygrocybe rhodophylla- (Italy)
- Hygrocybe rubida - (India)
- Hygrocybe rubroconica - (China)
- Hygrocybe rubrocarnosa - (New Zealand)
- Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae - mountain waxcap (Europe)
- Hygrocybe saltirivula - (Australia)
- Hygrocybe spadicea - date waxcap (Europe)
- Hygrocybe splendidissima - splendid waxcap (Europe)
- Hygrocybe striatella - (Chile)
- Hygrocybe subpapillata - papillate waxcap (Europe)
- Hygrocybe substrangulata - waisted waxcap (Europe)
- Hygrocybe turunda - singed waxcap (Europe)
- Hygrocybe umbilicata - (Bangladesh)
- Hygrocybe trinitensis - (Puerto Rico)
- Hygrocybe virescens - lime-green waxy cap (North America)
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