Slimy Waxcap

Slimy Waxcap - Gliophorus irrigatus

Alternative names
Hygrocybe irrigata
Description

Cap is up to 5 cm across and is smooth, very sticky/viscid, grey brown to grey. The stipe is also sticky.  Gills white, thick and wavy. Spore print white, spores ellipsoidal, smooth.  

Identification difficulty

texture

Recording advice

Your notes should describe the texture of the cap and stipe (sticky/greasy/dry)

Habitat

Mown or grazed grasslands, including close-mown grasslands in parks, churchyards and cemeteries

When to see it

October - November

UK Status

Widespread in Britain but not particularly common.

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

All NatureSpot records