Butter Waxcap    New
Taken at Irvine Harbour on 16th October 2022 using Panasonic Lumix TZ70
in macro mode.
Fact File


Butter Waxcap.
Species:
Order:
Family:
A.K.A. 		Hygrocybe ceracea.
Agaricales.
Hygrophoraceae.
Habitat:
Cap Diameter:
Stem:
Season:
Edibility:
 		Unimproved grassland, occasionally on sand dunes and on woodland edges. 
0.5 - 3.5 cms.
2 - 4 mm diameter, 2 - 5 cms. tall.
Late Summer - Early Winter.
Not known to be toxic but too small to be of any culinary value.
When picking any fungus for consumption, caution should be exercised at all times.