Colbost, Highland

Scarlet Waxcap or Scarlet Hood (Hygrocybe coccinea)

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This red fungus was growing on the grass bank of the lane leading to Colbost Jetty (Cidhe Chalaboist). The base of the stem and the flesh are yellow, and there is no volva, or ring round the stem. They appear on grassland during the autumn. http://www.first-nature.com/fungi/hygrocybe-coccinea.php

Uploaded to Geograph by Tiger on 10 October 2014

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