Hygrocybe ingrata J.P. Jensen & F.H. Møller
(Dingy Waxcap)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHygrocybe ingrata (Dingy 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 ingrata (Dingy Waxcap) :
1: Hygrocybe ingrata (Dingy Waxcap)
23 Oct 2006 OSGR: SN72 51° 60’ N, 3° 50’ W Vice County: Carmarthen (VC 44) Wales
in grassland
Image 1: Cap - close-up - pale backgroundImage 2: Cap - close-up - pale background (2)Image 3: Fruitbody - side view showing cap - pale backgroundImage 4: Fruitbody - side view showing gills and stipe - pale backgroundImage 5: Fruitbody - side view showing gills - pale backgroundImage 6: Gills and upper stipe - close-up - pale background
2: Hygrocybe ingrata (Dingy Waxcap) IDENTIFICATION UNCERTAIN
14 Oct 2006 OSGR: SK05 53° 0’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: Staffs (VC 39) England
in long grass . Photos: Fruitbody - lain down on pale background (record shots)
Image 1: Cap and gills - sectionImage 2: Cap - pale backgroundImage 3: Cap - pale background (2)Image 4: Fruitbody - lain down to show cap and stipe - pale backgroundImage 5: Fruitbody - lain down to show gills and stipe - pale backgroundImage 6: Gills and stipe apex - pale backgroundImage 7: Gills - pale backgroundImage 8: Cap surface - close-up - enlargedImage 9: Gills - close-up - enlargedImage 10: Stipe surface - close-up - enlarged

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

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

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A large, dull brown-capped waxcap with a bulgy stem and a faint nitrous smell. The flesh turns orange-red where damaged. This rare species is restricted to unimproved grassland where it grows singly or in small groups or sometimes clusters.

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