SCIENTIFIC NAME: HYGROCYBE VIRGINEA
VERNACULAR NAME: SNOWY WAXCAP

 

Fig 1
CAP 2-8cm wide.  White and waxy to the touch the cap starts convex becomes flattened and eventually centrally depressed. Faint striations can be seen especially in older specimens or when moist.
STIPE Smooth, white and slightly wavy.
GILLS/PORES The thick white gills are fairly spaced and run down the stem
FLESH White throughout.
SPORES White, sub-elliptical to pip-shaped.
HABITAT Singly or in small troops in open grassy areas and open woodland.
SEASON Common.  Summer to late autumn.
EDIBILITY Edible. a

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