id ii , ▁commonly ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁h oney ▁w ax cap , ▁is ▁a ▁m ush room ▁of ▁the ▁w ax cap ▁genus ▁H yg ro cy be . ▁It ▁was ▁published ▁by ▁Robert ▁K üh ner ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁with ▁the ▁specific ▁ep ith et ▁honour ing ▁British ▁my colog ist ▁D erek ▁Re id . ▁It ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁a ▁species ▁originally ▁published ▁as ▁H yg roph orus ▁march ii ▁by ▁Gia como ▁Bres ad ola ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁but ▁with ▁an ▁ins u fficient ly ▁precise ▁description , ▁which ▁later ▁led ▁to ▁conflic ting ▁interpret ations ▁about ▁the ▁species ▁concept . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁Re id ▁gave ▁a ▁precise ▁description ▁of ▁the ▁fung us ▁common ▁in ▁Europe , ▁but ▁K üh ner ▁had ▁a ▁different ▁interpretation ▁of ▁H .   m arch ii , ▁and ▁gave ▁a ▁new ▁name ▁to ▁Re id ' s ▁concept ▁of ▁the ▁species . ▁ ▁The ▁fung us ▁makes ▁re dd ish - or ange ▁to ▁re dd ish ▁fruit ▁bodies ▁with ▁dry , ▁smooth ▁caps . ▁The ▁flesh ▁has ▁an ▁od our ▁of ▁h oney , ▁particularly ▁when ▁the ▁t issue ▁is ▁rub bed , ▁or ▁when ▁it ▁is ▁dry ing . ▁It ▁is ▁found ▁in ▁Europe , ▁and ▁reported ▁from ▁eastern ▁North ▁America , ▁although ▁it ▁is ▁uncertain ▁whether ▁the ▁North ▁American ▁population ▁represents ▁the ▁same ▁species . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁H yg ro cy be ▁species