Snowy Waxcap - Hygrocybe virginea
Description
Hygrocybe virginea has a white or yellowy brown waxy cap, and few wide spaced gills that run down the stem, cap becoming flattened, and often upturned.
Identification difficulty
Habitat
Short turf and lawns.
When to see it
Autumn
UK Status
Fairly common in Britain.
VC55 Status
Fairly common in Leicestershire and Rutland.
David NichollsBurbage Common22 October 2005 Hygrocybe virginea (Snowy Waxcap) 31 Harecroft Crescent Sapcote (taken 23.10.2009).JPG)
Graham CalowSapcote garden123 October 2009
LostashWhetstone Cemetary27 November 2011
AJ CannLea Meadows08 October 2017
AJ CannLea Meadows08 October 2017Spore print white
 Hygrocybe virginea (Snowy Waxcap) 31 Harecroft Crescent Sapcote (taken 23.10.2009).JPG)
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David NichollsThornton Reservoir13 November 2004
David NichollsBurbage Common22 October 2005
