Hygrocybe species
Description:
Of all the yellow waxgills, this is one of several that have white gills that are not decurrent, which makes it easy to recognise. It does not look like it has been named, though I have seen it claimed to be Hygrocybe elegans.
Common name: None
Found: Lowland podocarp broad-leaved forest
Substrate: On forest floor.
Spore: White
Height: 60 mm
Width: 20 mm
Season: Autumn
Edible: No
Macro images:
Hygrocybe species
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Scale= 6.6 mm.
 
Hygrocybe species
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Scale= 8 mm.
 
Hygrocybe species
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Scale= 8 mm.
 
Hygrocybe species
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Scale= 8 mm.
 
Hygrocybe species
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Scale= 8 mm.
 
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