Hygrocybe aurantiosplendens R. Haller Aar.
(Orange Waxcap)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHygrocybe aurantiosplendens (Orange Waxcap)
SubgenusPseudohygrocybe (a subgenus of waxcaps)
GenusHygrocybe (waxcaps, waxcap mushrooms)
FamilyHYGROPHORACEAE (waxcaps and woodwaxes)
OrderAGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Hygrocybe aurantiosplendens (Orange Waxcap) :
1: Hygrocybe aurantiosplendens (Orange Waxcap)
31 Oct 2006 OSGR: SK05 53° 0’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: Staffs (VC 39) England
in grassland
Image 1: Gills - gently crushed - enlargedImage 2: Gills - gently crushed - enlarged (2)
2: Hygrocybe aurantiosplendens (Orange Waxcap) IDENTIFICATION UNCERTAIN
13 Oct 2006 OSGR: SK15 53° 10’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: Derby (VC 57) England
on short grassland . Photos: Fruitbody on pale background
Image 1: Cap - close-up - pale backgroundImage 2: Fruitbody - lain down showing cap and stipe - pale backgroundImage 3: Fruitbody - lain down showing gills and stipe - pale backgroundImage 4: Fruitbody - lain down showing gills and stipe - pale background (2)
3: Hygrocybe aurantiosplendens (Orange Waxcap) IDENTIFICATION UNCERTAIN
12 Oct 2006 OSGR: SK15 53° 0’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: Derby (VC 57) England
in basic grassland beside exposure
Image 1: Fruitbody - lain down to show cap - grey backgroundImage 2: Fruitbody - lain down to show cap - grey background (2)Image 3: Fruitbody - lain down to show gills - grey backgroundImage 4: Gills - grey background
4: Hygrocybe aurantiosplendens (Orange Waxcap) IDENTIFICATION UNCERTAIN
21 Sep 2006 OSGR: SK05 53° 0’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: Staffs (VC 39) England
in grass
Image 1: Fruitbodies - lain downImage 2: Fruitbodies - lain down (2)Image 3: Fruitbodies - LS

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Long, P. 2002 Leicestershire Lawns Field Mycology Vol 3 (4): 114-119.

Hygrocybe aurantiosplendens (Orange Waxcap) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Hygrocybe aurantiosplendens (Orange Waxcap)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Hygrocybe aurantiosplendens (Orange Waxcap)

A medium-sized, orange-yellow to orange-red waxcap with a sticky, slightly hygrophanous and pellucid-striate cap and a dry stipe which is often covered with a white pruina. A rare species of unimproved grassland, it has also been found in decidous woodland and scrub.

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