5 ▁ μ m . ▁ ▁Distribution ▁and ▁habitat ▁H yg ro cy be ▁c occ inea ▁has ▁a ▁wide ▁distribution ▁in ▁un im pro ved ▁grass lands ▁across ▁Europe ▁from ▁August ▁to ▁October . ▁In ▁Britain , ▁like ▁all ▁H yg ro cy bes , ▁it ▁has ▁its ▁best ▁seasons ▁in ▁fro st - free ▁late ▁aut umn ▁months , ▁and ▁in ▁western ▁North ▁America ▁it ▁may ▁be ▁found ▁under ▁red wood s ▁or ▁in ▁mixed ▁wood land ▁in ▁winter . ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁recorded ▁growing ▁under ▁Rh od od end ron ▁and ▁o ak ▁( Qu erc us ) ▁in ▁S agar math a ▁National ▁Park ▁in ▁Nep al , ▁and ▁also ▁occurs ▁in ▁India , ▁China ▁and ▁Japan . ▁ ▁Spec im ens ▁initially ▁identified ▁as ▁H .   c occ inea ▁in ▁Australia ▁have ▁been ▁rec lass ified ▁as ▁H .   min i ata ▁or ▁H .   k and ora . ▁ ▁Ed ibility ▁The ▁scar let ▁h ood ▁is ▁ed ible , ▁but ▁of ▁fairly ▁little ▁interest . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁H yg ro cy be ▁species ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁C occ inea ▁Category : Ed ible ▁fung i ▁Category : F ung i ▁of ▁Europe ▁Category : F ung i ▁of ▁North ▁America ▁Category : F ung i ▁described ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 4 <0x0A> </s> ▁Sher ry ▁" S . ▁D ." ▁Johnson ▁is ▁a ▁Canadian ▁poet , ▁who ▁won ▁the ▁Re L it ▁Award ▁for ▁poetry ▁in ▁ 2