Wednesday, 18 October 2017

New Waxcap Species - Oily Waxcap

I found a rather tired example of a waxcap that must be an Oily Waxcap. The gill colour together with the faded yellow cap are a giveaway. I am losing count of the number of waxcaps I have here - I must be moving from SSSI territory to NNR territory! Of course the reality is that waxcaps and grassland fungi in general are underreported so my daily forays here reveal the true extent of fungal species on what is probably one of many similar waxcap sites in the area. The management regime here is now geared towards waxcaps so that helps.

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