(Hygrocybe reidii) Kühner
©Per Fadnes
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Hygrocybe reidii is a medium-sized orange waxcap with dry cap. Characteristic smell of honey. Grows often together in clusters. |
Characteristics:
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Cap |
Gills |
Stipe |
Similar species |
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Diameter 10-50mm Orange, dry, smooth +/- greasy Conical – flat – sometimes squamulose at center Smell of honey |
Broadly adnate to short decurrent Distant, yellow to orange |
20-50x2-5mm Dry, smooth and matt (silk-sheen) Yellow– orange-yellow, paler towards base. Cylindrical or irregular depressed.
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Smell of honey makes it difficult to mix with other waxcaps. |
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Ecology/Indicatorvalue: H. reidii is a common waxcap, and indicatorvalue seems to be limited.
Fructification in Norway: From beginning of June to beginning of November, mainly in September. |
Other Nordic countries:
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Sweden |
Denmark |
Finland |
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Not listed |
NT - near threatened |
Not listed |
Redlistcategory: Not listed
References:
David Boertmann.2010, The genus Hygrocybe, 2nd revised edition. Fungi of
Northern Europe vol. 1 Svampetryk, Danmark.