Hygrocybe glutinipes var rubra Bon
(a glutinous waxcap)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
VarietyHygrocybe glutinipes var rubra (a glutinous waxcap)
SpeciesHygrocybe glutinipes (Glutinous 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)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Boertmann, D. & Leonard, A.C. 1998 New British records 145: Hygrocybe glutinipes (J. Lange) Haller var. rubra Bon Mycologist Vol 12 (3): 114-115.

Hygrocybe glutinipes var rubra (a glutinous 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 glutinipes var rubra (a glutinous waxcap)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Hygrocybe glutinipes var rubra (a glutinous waxcap)
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