Blackening Wax Cap |
Fungi
Basidiomycetes (Spore dropping fungi)
Agaricales |
Hygrocybe conica var. conica |
Family: Tricholomataceae |
Below the Gospel Pass, Near Hay-on-Wye. View location
This is "yellowish orange with a scarlet tinge"* when young - hence the name.
* (The Encyclopedia of Fungi of Britain and Europe, Michael Jordan.)
Many thanks to (colinjacobs) for identifying this for me. |
22 July 2007 |
Category: Wild-growing plants and fungi of the British Isles |
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Photographer:
J R Crellin |
About the picture: NIKON D70 22/07/2007 18:16:55 1/50 sec - F/11 Focal Length: 120mm Lens: 24-120mm f/3.5-5.6 G VR Sensitivity: ISO 320 Exp. compensation: -0.3 EV Depth of field: 0.01 m (0.53 - 0.53) Light value: 10.9
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