Blushing waxcap is a small, vibrant mushroom often found in grassy areas. It's distinguished by its colorful cap, which can range from yellow to scarlet, and typically has a waxy texture. Blushing waxcap appears in late summer to fall and prefers well-managed, unfertilized fields. Its slender stem supports the cap and it's known for its delicate structure.
Cap Diameter:
2 - 9 cm
Odor:
Faintly nitrous, becomes unpleasant with age.
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Attributes
Toxicity and Edibility
Similar Species
Tips for Finding
Clean and Preserve
Common Questions
General Info About Blushing waxcap
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Attributes of Blushing waxcap
Cap Diameter
2 - 9 cm
Height
4 - 13 cm
Cap
Cap 2 - 9 cm across; hemispherical, convex to flat; dark gray, black-brown; surface smooth, with scales
Cap Shape
Bell-shaped, Convex
Cap Surfaces
Fibrillose-scaly
Gills
Adnexed; moderately crowded; sepia grey to grey brown
Gill Attachment
Attached
Stem
Stem 3 - 12 cm long, 7 - 25 mm thick; fusiform, clavate; dark gray, black-brown; turns reddish when cut
Stem Shapes
Cylindrical
Stem Surfaces
Smooth
Flesh
Thin; reddish-orange
Ring
Ringless
Spore Print Color
White
Odor
Faintly nitrous, becomes unpleasant with age.
Body Color
Brown
Black
Gray
Growth Form
Scattered
Nutrient Gathering
Saprophytic, Symbiotic
Substrate
On soil, Mosses
You can find Blushing waxcap by these plants:
Coast redwood
Occurence Habitats
Meadows, Scrublands
Species Status
Vulnerable
Endangered Species
No
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Habitat of Blushing waxcap
Blushing waxcap is found in natural, unfertilized grasslands, including pastoral meadows and churchyards, as well as in heathlands among heather.
