Mauve splitting wax-cap

Like many colourful waxcaps, this species is sensitive to changes in its habitat. Finding it can be a sign of a healthy environment.

Where does it live?

Grows on mossy ground in moist forests.

Where the spores form

Gilled. Spores develop on thin plates called gills. Look underneath the cap for many thin, blade-like plates.

Did you know?

A characteristic feature of this mushroom is the radial cracking of the cap as it matures, the cracks run along the center of the gills, and the edges of the mushroom appear to be divided into separate sections.