Help with a Hygrocybe please

alge · #1 (**permalink**) 25-10-2009, 11:40 PM

Well i guess that it could be something else altogether, but i kinda feel that its right for a wax cap.

Found on my village green 8' from a 50 year old Fagus sylvatica purpurea, soil type mostly chalk interspersed with the odd clay deposit.

Cap- appears conical to umbonate as it matures. Colour- ocre centre lightening towards the edge. Margin- appears undulated and furrowed
Gills- free and lightly packed. Colour consistent with cap
Stem- sinuate and smooth. Colour- lighter at the top and darker at the base.

I'm thinking around H. nitrata but Phillips states it as rare, i guess cutting the stem, taste smell and a spore print would help

The colour is a bit washed out in the uploaded images.

Any thoughts welcomed

alex

flaxton · #2 (**permalink**) 26-10-2009, 09:11 AM

Alge
If the stem is tough as I think it might be you have Marasmius oreades rather than a waxcap.

Mal

Chris Yeates · #3 (**permalink**) 26-10-2009, 09:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by flaxton

Alge
If the stem is tough as I think it might be you have Marasmius oreades rather than a waxcap.

Mal

seconded

Chris

alge · #4 (**permalink**) 26-10-2009, 12:19 PM

thanks for the comments guys, i will check the stems are tough but hollow tonight, and take a spore print. I'm much happier with your direction of choice.

alex