Plants and animals of Pointfield

Cap 3-5 cm in diameter, initially low domed then becoming flat and eventually slightly concave; often with slightly irregular margin. Cap a strong orange-yellow and distinctly sticky. Gills adnate to emarginate, pale yellow in colour (rarely white) and paler than cap; gills adnexed and emarginate. Stalk smooth and waxy; same colour as cap. Spore print white, spores small, bean-shaped with smooth surface; 6.9-8.1 x 4.7-5.7, mean = 7.4 x 5.2, N = 21; Qav = 1.5.

Differs from H. ceracea in having adnexed, emarginate gills.

Waxcap meadow. Moderately common.