Honey Waxcap
Scientific Name:
Hygrocybe reidii
Synonyms:
A small fungus with an orange-scarlet cap found growing in pastureland and fields either singly or in troops.
Confusion Species:
Height:
Cap Diameter (mm):
10-45mm
Cap or Bracket Thickness (mm):
Stem Height (mm):
30-60mm
Stem Diameter (mm):
3-6mm
Distribution:
Common during Autumn.
Habitat:
Found growing in pastures, fields and shortish grass in woodland.
Micro Habitat:
Cap:
Initially convex becoming depressed at the centre, orange-scarlet in colour and yellowish at the margin, the cap has an all over golden sheen.
Flesh:
Gills:
Decurrent and golden-yellow.
Spores:
White spore print.
Stem:
A rich golden-yellow colour.
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