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| synonyms: Goblet Waxcap, Hygrophorus cantharellus, Pfifferlings- Saftling |
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| location: North America, Europe |
| edibility: Inedible |
| fungus colour: Red or redish or pink |
| normal size: Less than 5cm |
| cap type: Conical or nearly so |
| stem type: Simple stem |
| spore colour: White, cream or yellowish |
| habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on the ground, Found in fields, lawns or on roadsides
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Hygrocybe cantharellus (Schw.) Murr. syn. Hygrophorus cantharellus (Schw.) Fr. Pfifferlings- Saftling Goblet Waxcap. Cap 0.5–4cm across, convex, slightly scurfy-scaly, scarlet becoming vermillion and often yellowish at the wavy margin. Stem 30–70 x 1–3mm, orange at apex, concolorous with cap below. Flesh orange. Gills deeply decurrent, pale yellowish becoming deep egg-yellow. Spore print white. Spores elliptic, 8–10 x 5–6um. Habitat amongst damp moss. Season autumn. Rare. Edibility unknown -avoid. Distribution, America and Europe. |
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