Date waxcap  (Hygrocybe spadicea)

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Range

The date waxcap is found throughout much of Europe. In the UK it occurs in scattered localities including parts of Wales, Cumberland, Shropshire, Devon and the island of Colonsay in the Hebrides (3).

You can view distribution information for this species at the National Biodiversity Network Gateway.

Habitat

The often brightly coloured Hygrocybe waxcaps are generally associated with unimproved grassland (5). This species is found mainly on limestone pastures with a southern aspect, but has also been recorded from calcareous dunes and mown parkland (3).

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