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.
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.
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