Blackening Waxcaps
There’s a Blackening Waxcap, Hygrocybe conica, on the moist, shady roadside verges of the industrial estate. It’s a beautiful colour.
![Hygrocybe conica - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)](https://www.thehallofeinar.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Hygrocybe-conica-The-Hall-of-Einar--725x484.jpg)
I’ve seen them before on the long drive to Orkney:
When they mature they turn completely black. It’s a seriously unnatural colour which makes them look charred.
![Hygrocybe conica - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)](https://www.thehallofeinar.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Hygrocybe-conica-The-Hall-of-Einar-2-725x483.jpg)
It’s no wonder they’re referred to as Witches’ Hats.