11 October 2009 West Sussex. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Synonymns Hygrocybe calyptriformis Common Name Pink Wax Cap Cap Sharply conical, then expanded with an upturned margin and a narrow central peak, fibrous, pink, or rarely white, to about 7 cm across Gills Broad, free or adnexed, whitish to pinkish Stem Cylindrical, smooth, white or pale pink Flesh Thin, white Smell Indistinct Taste Indistinct Season Autumn Distribution Infrequent Habitat Unimproved grassland Spore Print White Microscopic Features Spores ellipsoidal, smooth (6.5-8) x (4.5-6) µm2 Edibility Edible, poor |