Herald of Winter

Herald of Winter - Hygrophorus hypothejus

Description

Associated with Pine trees.  The slimy caps are olive-brown to ochre-yellow, darkening with age, with pale yellow adnate/decurrent gills and yellow stipe below ring

Identification difficulty
Recording advice

Photograph from top down and in side view, and underneath to show gills.  Note habitat and substrate.

Habitat

Pine woodlands, often by paths

When to see it

August to December.

UK Status

Widespread in Britain.

VC55 Status

Occasional in Leicestershire and Rutland.

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

MAP KEY:

Yellow squares = NBN records (all known data)
Coloured circles = NatureSpot records: 2025+ | 2020-2024 | pre-2020

UK Map

Additional images

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