Hygrocybe or Hygrophorus sp ??

[kiltoncomp]

found today in short grass near to pine trees, in troop of 7 or 8 specimens
cap approx 35mm across, stem approx 30mm tall, both cap and stem very slimy/sticky, stem and gills pale creamy yellow, colour more pronounced on stem,
the stem has a swollen area near to cap (not to clear in photos- clearer in real life), as described in Jordans book for Hygrocybe hypothejus, is this what i have or is this an Hygrocybe sp ?




Brian.

[Fungalpunk]

Hygrocybe hypothejus sounds good to me - the habitat is a good clue too.

FP/OMD

[flaxton]

Herald of Winter (HYGROPHORUS Hypothejus) is what you have got. In some specimens you will find a band around the top of the stipe of a beautiful orange colour.
In our area they rarely come out until we have had a frost.
Mal

[kiltoncomp]

Originally Posted by Fungalpunk

Hygrocybe hypothejus sounds good to me - the habitat is a good clue too.

FP/OMD

Hi,
thanks for that, it does seem to be a good match for H.hypothejus, they just did not seem right for a waxcap somehow,

Brian.

[kiltoncomp]

Originally Posted by flaxton

Herald of Winter (HYGROPHORUS Hypothejus) is what you have got. In some specimens you will find a band around the top of the stipe of a beautiful orange colour.
In our area they rarely come out until we have had a frost.
Mal

Hi Mal,
thanks for the confirmation, we've had a couple of sharp frost up here a few days ago (hard enough to have put paid to my nasturtiums which were still flowering well),
i will look out for more of them over the next week or two and see if i can spot the orange band you mention,

Brian.

[NickCantle]

Originally Posted by kiltoncomp

Hi,
thanks for that, it does seem to be a good match for H.hypothejus, they just did not seem right for a waxcap somehow,

Brian.

They're not a Waxcap

[kiltoncomp]

Originally Posted by NickCantle

They're not a Waxcap

Hence the title , which is why i did a bit more leafing through my books etc,as i said, in did not look right for it to have been a waxcap.

[NickCantle]

Ah I thought you meant that you thought it was a Waxcap but were unsure because it didn't look much like one

[sarah64]

Originally Posted by NickCantle

Ah I thought you meant that you thought it was a Waxcap but were unsure because it didn't look much like one

Come on Nick, pay attention.

[sarah64]

Nice find Brian. I don't think I've seen this one before.