(1871)[1] Hygrophorus purpurascens, commonly known as the purple-red waxy cap,[3] is a species of agaric fungus in the family Hygrophoraceae.

The species was originally described as Agaricus purpurascens by Johannes Baptista von Albertini and Lewis David de Schweinitz in 1805.

The gills have a decurrent attachment to the stipe and are white to pale pink spotted with pinkish or purplish red.

[6] Hygrophorus russula is similar in appearance to H. purpurascens, but the former species can be distinguished by its tendency to bruise yellow, and its association with hardwood trees.

[8] The fruit bodies of Hygrophorus purpurascens grow on the ground in clusters or groups under conifer trees.