Mushroom Type Edible  
    
Latin Name Hygrocybe pratensis 
    

    
Maximum height (CM) 5 
Maximum width (CM) 5 
    
Smell Faint but mushroomy. 
Gills Cream to orange/straw coloured. Thick waxy and running down the stem. Quite widely spaced. 
Spore Print White to cream. Ellipsoid, smooth. 
Stem Off-white to salmon. Stout and tapering slightly towards the base. Can become hollow with age. 
Cap Convex to flat to having upturned edges with a wide umbo and thick flesh. Tawny orange to buff. A bit waxy looking and feeling. 
Flesh White becoming pale cap coloured. 
Habitat Grassland and pasture. Grows in groups or troops. 
Taste Mushroomy. This is the best in the family for edibility having both a good taste and thick flesh.
 
Possible Confusion The Meadow Wax Cap is a distinctive member of the Hygrocybe family with its size and stoutness. A few species look a bit similar but careful identification, size and habitat should rule out confusion.