Scarlet Waxcap - Hygrocybe coccinea

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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.

  • Lostash
    leicester botanical gardens
    08 November 2015
  • AJ Cann
    Lea Meadows
    08 October 2017
  • AJ Cann
    Lea Meadows
    08 October 2017
    Spore print white
  • steven lewis
    welby
    11 October 2017

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

MAP KEY:

Yellow squares = NBN records (all known data)
Coloured circles = NatureSpot records: 2020+ | 2015-2019 | pre-2015

UK Map

  • Steve Mathers
    Bradgate Park
    06 November 2017
  • Steve Mathers
    Bradgate Park
    06 November 2017
    gills