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