Scarlet Waxcap

Scarlet Waxcap

The Scarlet Waxcap is a small but striking species with a bright scarlet to orange-red cap, often fading to orange or yellow with age. …

Toasted Waxcap

Toasted Waxcap

Toasted Waxcap is a medium-sized species with a warm reddish to date-brown cap that is smooth and slightly greasy when damp, often fading paler towards the margin….

Snowy Waxcap

Snowy Waxcap

Snowy Waxcap is a small to medium pure white species, often developing ivory or pale greyish tones with age….

Date Waxcap

Date Waxcap

Date Waxcap is a distinctive species with a rich date-brown cap contrasting sharply against bright yellow to orange gills and stem…

Ballerina Waxcap

Ballerina Waxcap

Ballerina Waxcap is a medium to large waxcap with a narrowly conical cap, coloured pink to lilac, which can be either dry or viscid. …

Golden Waxcap

Golden Waxcap

Golden Waxcap is a small to medium waxcap, typically lemon to orange-yellow, with a distinctly slimy cap that often shows fine translucent striations….

Slimy Waxcap

Slimy Waxcap

Slimy Waxcap is medium-sized waxcap with a distinctly slimy cap and stem, though this can be less obvious in dry conditions. It is typically dull in colour, ranging from grey to brown….

Crimson Waxcap

Crimson Waxcap

Crimson Waxcap is the largest of the waxcap species, characterised by a dark red and lubricous-viscid cap which sometimes has a brownish hue and yellow margin….

Honey Waxcap

Honey Waxcap

Honey Waxcap is a small to medium waxcap with a dry cap and stem and a distinctive honey odour when rubbed or scratched. …

Butter Waxcap

Butter Waxcap

Butter Waxcap is a small yellow species with a greasy cap that can feel slightly slippery, especially in wet weather. Caps are often brighter orange when young, fading to paler yellow with age….