Hygrocybe insipida (J.E. Lange) M.M. Moser
(Spangle Waxcap)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHygrocybe insipida (Spangle 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 insipida (Spangle Waxcap) :
1: Hygrocybe insipida (Spangle Waxcap)
21 Sep 2006 OSGR: SK15 53° 0’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: Staffs (VC 39) England
in short green fine-leaved semi-improved grass and clover
Image 1: Caps - in situ - close-upImage 2: Fruitbodies - side view - lain downImage 3: Cap - LS - close-up - enlargedImage 4: Gills - close-up - enlarged
2: Hygrocybe insipida (Spangle Waxcap)
10 Oct 2004 OSGR: TQ96 51° 20’ N, 0° 50’ E Vice County: West Kent (VC 16) England
Five sticky fruitbodies in grass
Image 1: CollectionImage 2: LSImage 3: UndersideImage 4: Cap - in situ - enlargedImage 5: Gills - enlargedImage 6: Underside - enlargedImage 7: Spores - magnifiedImage 8: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 9: Spores - highly magnified (2)
3: Hygrocybe insipida (Spangle Waxcap)
3 Nov 1998 OSGR: SU36 51° 20’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: CapImage 2: FruitbodiesImage 3: Fruitbodies (2)Image 4: Fruitbodies (3)Image 5: FruitbodyImage 6: GillsImage 7: SporesImage 8: Spores (2)
4: Hygrocybe insipida (Spangle Waxcap)
3 Nov 1998 OSGR: SU36 51° 20’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: CapsImage 2: Fruitbodies showing capsImage 3: Fruitbodies showing gillsImage 4: GillsImage 5: Gills (2)Image 6: SporesImage 7: Spores (2)
5: Hygrocybe insipida (Spangle Waxcap)
8 Oct 1998 OSGR: SU46 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
in unmown, species-rich grassland
Image 1: CapImage 2: Fruitbody

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

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

A small yellow or orange waxcap with a greasy cap, +/- decurrent gills and a moist stem when fresh. The stem apex or the entire stem is often reddish and contrasts with the yellow or orange cap. The toadstool is uncommon but widespread occurring in troops, in grassland, unfertilised lawns, fixed dunes and on rich soil in deciduous woodland or scrub. These yellow/orange waxcaps have been much confused in the past and old records should be treated with caution.

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