Hygrocybe calyptriformis (Berk.) Fayod
(Pink Waxcap, Ballerina, Pink Ballerina, or Pink Meadow-cap)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHygrocybe calyptriformis (Pink Waxcap, Ballerina, Pink Ballerina, or Pink Meadow-cap)
SubgenusHygrocybe ss. (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)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Overall, A. 2007 Some Notable Fungi in Central London Field Mycology Vol 8 (1): 24-27.

Hygrocybe calyptriformis (Pink Waxcap, Ballerina, Pink Ballerina, or Pink Meadow-cap) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Hygrocybe calyptriformis (Pink Waxcap, Ballerina, Pink Ballerina, or Pink Meadow-cap)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Hygrocybe calyptriformis (Pink Waxcap, Ballerina, Pink Ballerina, or Pink Meadow-cap)

Vulnerable

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Tranche 2, Feb 1999

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