Meadow Waxcap (Hygrocybe pratensis)

Edibility: edible good.

Eating notes: Quite a mild flavour. Firm texture. Benefits from a long slow cooking.

Preserving: can be dried.

Cap: size 3-8cm; colour apricot; shape convex, later flattened.

Gills: colour pale buff; gills are seen to curve down along the stem." class="glossary_link" href="/mushrooms/glossary#decurrent">decurrent; spacing distant; thick and waxy.

Stem: length 2-5cm; width 1-2cm; colour pale buff.

Spores: white.

Flesh: colour pale buff.

Habitat: found in pasture growing in small groups or rings.

Frequency: common.