Scarlet Waxcap - Hygrocybe coccinea
Description
Cap 2 to 4 cm. A small, red fungus with a domed cap and orangey-red gill. Stem (stipe) same colour as cap at the top, orange towards the base. Spore print white.
Identification difficulty
Habitat
On soil in short or mown grass.
When to see it
Late summer and autumn
UK Status
Occasional but widespread in Britain.
VC55 Status
Occasional in Leicestershire and Rutland.
Lostashleicester botanical gardens08 November 2015
steven lewiswelby11 October 2017
AJ CannLea Meadows08 October 2017
AJ CannLea Meadows08 October 2017Spore print white
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Steve MathersBradgate Park06 November 2017
Steve MathersBradgate Park06 November 2017gills
