A small, extremely slimy, colour-changing waxcap that begins bright parrot-green and fades through yellow, orange, pink, or straw-brown. It is a classic grassland waxcap and the only Gliophorus you are likely to encounter in NZ pastures.

Note: Some Gliophorus species possess UV‑labile pigments, and their colours may shift or fade as basidiomes age, particularly after exposure to sunlight. This photochemical change is independent of hygrophany and may cause green, lilac, red, or fuliginous tones to bleach toward grey, pink or yellow.

Pileus: Pileus: 5-25 mm across; hemispheric → convex → nearly flat; very slimy; colours highly variable but typically dark green when young, fading to orangish-yellow, sometimes pinkish, and finally dull straw‑yellow. Margin often thinly lined.
Lamellae: Lamellae: Narrowly attached (adnate/adnexed); close to nearly distant; pale green → yellowish, sometimes orange-yellow; edges yellowish
Stipe: 10-40 mm x 2-3 mm; equal; very slimy; pale green above, orangish-yellow below when young; later pale yellow overall.
Context: Whitish, thin.
Odour/tast: Mild or slightly foul; slime slightly acidic