31 October 2009 West Sussex. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Synonymns Hygrocybe pratensis, Camarophyllus pratensis Common Name Meadow wax cap Cap Convex, then flattened, sometimes with a broad central bump or depression, surface dry, pruinose, orange brown to pinkish brown, about 3 to 12 cm across Gills Deeply decurrent, distant, sometimes veined, cream to pale pale orange brown with a pale margin Stem Cylindrical, surface dry, fibrous, cream to cream with an orange tinge Flesh Firm, whitish Smell Indistinct Taste Indistinct Season Autumn Distribution Common Habitat In unimproved grassland Spore Print White Microscopic Features Spores ellipsoidal or oblong, smooth (5.5-6.5) x (4-5) µm2 Q 1.1-1.8 Edibility Edible, and said to be excellent |