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''Hygrocybe chlorophana'' is a species of agaric in the family Hygrophoraceae. It has been given the recommended English name of golden waxcap in the UK. The species has a largely north temperate distribution, occurring in grassland in Europe and in woodland in North America and northern Asia; it has also been reported from mountainous areas of southern Australia.

Similar species: Agaricales
Species identified by Flown Kimmerling
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By Flown Kimmerling

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Uploaded Nov 15, 2018. Captured Nov 10, 2018 12:24 in 234 Oakman Rd NE, Ranger, GA 30734, USA.
  • Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
  • f/5.6
  • 1/250s
  • ISO400
  • 60mm