Hygrocybe fornicata var lepidopus (Rea) Boertm. & N. Barden
(an earthy waxcap)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
VarietyHygrocybe fornicata var lepidopus (an 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)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Boertmann, D. & Barden, N. 2007 Hygrophorus lepidopus rediscovered Field Mycology Vol 8 (3): 84-88.

Hygrocybe fornicata var lepidopus (an earthy 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 fornicata var lepidopus (an earthy waxcap)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Hygrocybe fornicata var lepidopus (an earthy waxcap)
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