Fungi Outer Hebrides


Phylum: Basidiomycota   Family: Hygrophoraceae

Hygrocybe quieta  (Kühner) Singer

Oily waxcap

The common name refers to a faint oily smell for those with acute olfactory senses. The cap is slightly greasy when young with a dry stipe. The cap is yellowish with orangey-red gills. A widespread species in unimproved grassland and lawns but not common.

References: 
Boertmann, D. (2010 revised second edition) The Genus Hygrocybe
Wood, E. & Dunkelman, J. (2017) Grassland Fungi: a field guide
Hedger, J. & George, D. (2018) Lundy Fungi: a photographic guide
Harries, D. (2017) A Guide to Waxcaps in West Wales

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