– Cap red-yellow to light beige, often with a broad umbo.
– Gills decurrent, thick, widely spaced, waxy.
– Stem usually lighter than the cap, somewhat tapered.
Grassland waxcaps
Meadow Waxcap aggregate
Cuphophyllus pratensis s.lat.
NA
Not applicable
Edible
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Characteristics
Ecology
Grows in meadows and natural pastures, as well as in open deciduous forests and forest edges.
Notes
A good edible mushroom with a mild taste, best used in mixed mushroom dishes along with more flavorful mushrooms.
Similar species
Hygrophorus nemoreus is similar but often has a finely scaly cap center and grows with oak.
