Golden Waxcap
Taken at Strathclyde Park on 11th October 2023 using Panasonic Lumix TZ70 in macro mode.
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Taken at Troon on 6th November 2022 using Panasonic Lumix TZ70 in macro mode.
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Golden Waxcap.
Species:
Order:
Family:
A.K.A. 		Hygrocybe chlorophana.
Agaricales.
Hygrophoraceae.
Habitat:
Cap Diameter:
Stem:
Season:
Edibility:
 		Pasture, parkland.
2 - 4 cms.
2 - 3 mm diameter, 6 cms tall.
Late Summer - Autumn.
Reported to be edible, but their flesh is insubstantial, and therefore not considered worth collecting to eat.
When picking any fungus for consumption, caution should be exercised at all times.