Crimson Waxcap (Hygrocybe punicea)

Edibility: edible.

Preserving: can be dried.

Cap: size 3-5cm; colour red; shape bell.

Gills: colour yellow; adnex; spacing distant; thick and waxy.

Stem: length 5-12cm; width 1-2cm; colour yellow with a red flush.

Spores: white.

Flesh: colour yellow.

Habitat: found in pasture growing in small groups or rings

Frequency: common.