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Old 01-07-2008, 08:25 PM
Andy Overall Andy Overall is offline
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Re: ID Please

That looks like Hygrocybe nigrescens. Hence the species name, nigrescens. This is a grassland species, belonging to the genus Hygrocybe, often known as Waxcaps. Its quite early in the year for this species, most of the waxcaps appear late in the year.

Andy
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