Plants and animals of Pointfield

An informal survey of the plant and animal life living in or visiting the grounds of Pointfield, Kelso since 2015   

Fungi 

Spangle waxcap

Hygrocybe insipida


Appearance

Small orange-yellow waxcap with pale yellow stalk and whitish gills. Cap 11-14 mm in diameter; domed; reddish at centre, with yellow then orange zones, the outer part with clear radial striations; slightly waxy and smooth. Gills adnate, white to pale yellow in colour. Stalk smooth and pale yellow; hollow. Spore print white. Spores small and ovoid, occasionally with a slight waist; 5.1-6.1 x 3.1-3.8 um, mean = 5.7 x 3.4, N = 18; Qav = 1.67.  

Habitat

Waxcap meadow. 


Months observed