Date waxcap  (Hygrocybe spadicea)

Facts

KingdomFungi
PhylumBasidiomycota
ClassBasidiomycetes
OrderAgaricales
FamilyHygrophoraceae
GenusHygrocybe (1)
SizeStem height: 4 - 7 cm (2)
Cap diameter: 3 - 7 cm (2)
Stem diameter: 0.5 - 1.2 cm (2)
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Status

Provisionally classified as Vulnerable in Great Britain (3). Digging up fungi without permission could constitute theft under the Theft Act 1968 (4).

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