Yellow Foot Waxcap
Please note that each and every mushroom you come across may vary in appearance to these photos.
Cap
2-4 cm. Convex to flattening out usually with a broad umbo. Of varying colours from date purple to grey to brown to light tan when dry. Slightly slimy or greasy when wet.
Gills
Has fairly thick, widely spaced gills with visible lateral veins running between them. The gills run down the stem (decurrent).
Stem
2-5 cm long, 0.4-1 cm diameter. White to off white with a yellow base, the stem tapers towards the base.
Flesh
Thick and off white with the yellow coming through towards the base.
Habitat
Nutrient poor and acid rich grasslands, like moors.
Possible Confusion
Slimy Waxcap (Gliophorus irrigatus), pictured, is similar but much more slimy and has a more even grey cap colour.
Other Facts
Cuphophyllus is typical of waxcap grasslands, a declining habitat due to changing agricultural practices. As a result, the species is of global conservation concern and is listed as “vulnerable” on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
