Identified by Stuart Skeates. 27 November 2016 Exbury Gardens, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Synonymns Hygrocybe russocoriacea Cap Convex, expanding, becoming flattened to funnel shaped, slightly greasy when moist, whitish to pale buff, margin lined, to about 3 cm across Gills Decurrent, whitish Stem Cylindrical, often broader at the apex, dry, smooth, concolorous with the cap Flesh Thin, whitish to pale buff Smell Strong, of cedar wood Taste Pleasant Season Autumn Distribution Frequent Habitat In unimproved grassland Spore Print White Microscopic Features Spores ovoid to oblong, smooth (7.5-9) x (4.5-5.5) µm2 Notes The distinctive smell separates this species from several lookalikes 
Identified by Stuart Skeates. 27 November 2016 Exbury Gardens, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. |