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Woodwax mushrooms

Hygrophorus sp.

Photo by Leuba Ridgway
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Field Notes

Description:

Mushrooms with viscid and waxy caps about 30 mm wide. Caps were a pale grey with slightly darker centres. Cap margins were in-curved, irregular and undulating as they grew in a clump.
The underside showed pale, slightly spaced gills. Stipe was slightly dark.

Habitat:

Spotted growing in grass in a nature reserve.

Notes:

I believe this is Hygrophorus species but if incorrect, please advise. Thanks.

Family: Hygrophoraceae

Reference Links:

Hygrophorus | Atlas of Living Australia

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PublishedMay 28, 2014

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