Hygrocybe fornicata var fornicata
(Earthy Waxcap)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
VarietyHygrocybe fornicata var fornicata (Earthy Waxcap)
SpeciesHygrocybe fornicata (Earthy 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 fornicata var fornicata (Earthy Waxcap) :
1: Hygrocybe fornicata var fornicata (Earthy Waxcap)
1 Nov 2006 OSGR: SK15 53° 0’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: Derby (VC 57) England
in grass . Photos: Pale ("Hygrocybe clivalis") form: field and microscope photos
Image 1: Cap - in situ - close-upImage 2: Cap - oblique view - close-upImage 3: Cap - side view - close-upImage 4: CollectionImage 5: Fruitbodies - in situ (c) and two lain down to show gills and stipeImage 6: Fruitbody - side view - in situ - close-upImage 7: Fruitbody - side view - lain down - close-upImage 8: Gills - close-upImage 9: Spores - magnifiedImage 10: Spores - highly magnified

Hygrocybe fornicata var fornicata (Earthy Waxcap) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Hygrocybe fornicata var fornicata (Earthy Waxcap)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Hygrocybe fornicata var fornicata (Earthy Waxcap)
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