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| synonyms: Hygrocybe pratensis, Hygrophore des prés, Hygrophorus pratensis, Meadow Waxcap, Weisen Saftling |
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| location: North America, Europe |
| edibility: Edible |
| fungus colour: Orange |
| normal size: 5-15cm |
| cap type: Convex to shield shaped |
| flesh: Mushroom slimy or sticky |
| spore colour: White, cream or yellowish |
| habitat: Grows on the ground, Found in fields, lawns or on roadsides
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Cuphophyllus pratensis (Pers:Fr) Bon. syn Hygrocybe pratensis (Pers. ex Fr.) Fr. syn. Hygrophorus pratensis Fr., Camarophyllus pratensis (Pers. ex Fr.) Kummer. Weisen Saftling Hygrophore des prés Meadow Waxcap. Cap 3–8cm across, convex then flattened with broad umbo, becoming distorted and often cracking with age, ochraceous or tawny-buff. Stem 20–50 x 10–15mm, paler than cap, tapering towards the base. Flesh thick at centre of cap, pale buff. Taste pleasant, smell mushroomy. Gills deeply decurrent, widely spaced, pale buff. Spore print white. Spores broadly ovoid to subglobose, 5–7 x 4.5–5m. Habitat in pastureland. Season autumn. Frequent. Edible – good. (Never eat any mushroom until you are certain it is edible as many are poisonous and some are deadly poisonous.) Distribution, America and Europe. Note Bon has now placed this fungus in Cuphophyllus. |
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Lorand Bartho (Hungary) - 27 November 2011
Hungarian name, élénkszinü nyirokgomba
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Marjan Kustera (Yugoslavia) - 02 April 2011
Gygrocybe pratensis - Photo is taken 13.10.2009.South Serbia,Pcinja district,in a meadow 950 m above sea level.Author of photo Marjan Kustera.
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Dave Millsop (United Kingdom) - 18 October 2010
Found in NW Cumbria 17th Oct.
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lee collins (United Kingdom) - 08 November 2009
Meadow Waxcap - hygrocybe pratensis
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