Hygrocybe citrinovirens (J.E. Lange) Jul. Schäff.
(Citrine Waxcap)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHygrocybe citrinovirens (Citrine Waxcap)
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)
Records of Hygrocybe citrinovirens (Citrine Waxcap) :
1: Hygrocybe citrinovirens (Citrine Waxcap)
9 Oct 2006 OSGR: SK15 53° 0’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: Staffs (VC 39) England
in short fertile grassland with clover
Image 1: Fruitbodies - lain downImage 2: Fruitbodies - lain down to show gillsImage 3: Fruitbody - LSImage 4: Cap - RS showing gill - close-up - enlargedImage 5: Cap - RS showing gill - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 6: Cap surface - close-up - enlargedImage 7: Gills - close-up - enlargedImage 8: Gill trama squash - magnifiedImage 9: Gill trama squash - microscope low magnificationImage 10: Spores - magnifiedImage 11: Spores - highly magnified
2: Hygrocybe citrinovirens (Citrine Waxcap)
9 Oct 2006 OSGR: SK15 53° 0’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: Staffs (VC 39) England
in short fertile grassland with clover
Image 1: Fruitbodies - in situImage 2: Fruitbodies - lain down to show cap and stipe - pale backgroundImage 3: Fruitbodies - lain down to show cap and stipe - pale background (2)Image 4: Fruitbodies - lain down to show gills - pale backgroundImage 5: Fruitbodies - side view - lain down to show gillsImage 6: Fruitbodies - side view - lain down to show stipeImage 7: Gills - close-upImage 8: Cap surface - close-up - enlargedImage 9: Gill trama squash - microscope low magnificationImage 10: Gill trama squash - microscope low magnification (2)Image 11: Spores - magnifiedImage 12: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 13: Spores - highly magnified (2)
3: Hygrocybe citrinovirens (Citrine Waxcap)
29 Sep 2004 OSGR: SX76 50° 30’ N, 3° 50’ W Vice County: South Devon (VC 3) England
6 fruitbodies in grass
Image 1: Cap - in situ - close-upImage 2: Cap surface - close-upImage 3: ComposedImage 4: Side view showing cap - laid downImage 5: Side view showing gills - laid downImage 6: Cap surface - magnifiedImage 7: Spores - magnifiedImage 8: Spores - highly magnified
4: Hygrocybe citrinovirens (Citrine Waxcap)
29 Sep 2004 OSGR: SX76 50° 30’ N, 3° 50’ W Vice County: South Devon (VC 3) England
old specimen
Image 1: Old brown cap

Hygrocybe citrinovirens (Citrine Waxcap) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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

An orange-yellow or greenish-yellow waxcap with a dry cap and a smooth or fibrillose stipe. It is a rare species, growing clustered or in groups in unfertilised grasslands.

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