Hygrocybe lepida Arnolds
(Goblet Waxcap)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHygrocybe lepida (Goblet 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 lepida (Goblet Waxcap) :
1: Hygrocybe lepida (Goblet Waxcap)
12 Oct 2006 OSGR: SK15 53° 0’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: Derby (VC 57) England
in basic grassland near exposure
Image 1: Cap - grey backgroundImage 2: Cap - grey background (2)Image 3: Fruitbody - lain down to show gills and stipe - grey backgroundImage 4: Fruitbody - upturned to show gills and stipe - grey background
2: Hygrocybe lepida (Goblet 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: Cap (2)Image 3: CapsImage 4: Caps - youngImage 5: FruitbodiesImage 6: Fruitbodies (2)Image 7: Fruitbodies - youngImage 8: GillsImage 9: Gills (2)Image 10: Gills (3)Image 11: Gills (4)
3: Hygrocybe lepida (Goblet Waxcap)
27 Jun 1998 OSGR: SU46 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
among Pilosella officinalis
Image 1: Cap - close-upImage 2: Cap - close-up (2)Image 3: Cap - close-up (3)Image 4: Cap - close-up (4)Image 5: Cap - close-up (5)Image 6: Cap - close-up (6)Image 7: CapsImage 8: Fruitbodies - 2Image 9: Fruitbodies - 2 (2)Image 10: Fruitbodies - 3Image 11: Fruitbodies - 4Image 12: Fruitbodies - 5Image 13: FruitbodyImage 14: Fruitbody (2)Image 15: Fruitbody (3)Image 16: GillsImage 17: Gills (2)Image 18: Gills (3)Image 19: Gills - older cap
4: Hygrocybe lepida (Goblet Waxcap)
7 Oct 1983 OSGR: SU26 51° 20’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: North Wilts (VC 7) England
in Calluna and Luzula "lawn"
Image 1: Fruitbodies - side view - in situ - base exposedImage 2: Fruitbodies - side views - lain downImage 3: Fruitbodies - side views showing gills - lain downImage 4: Caps - half dry - close-up - enlargedImage 5: Fruitbodies - top view - in situ - enlargedImage 6: Gills and stipe apexes -close-up - enlargedImage 7: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 8: DescriptionImage 9: Description - contd

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

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Hygrocybe lepida (Goblet Waxcap)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 5 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Hygrocybe lepida (Goblet Waxcap)

A small reddish or orange ’waxcap’ with a dry squamulose or tomentose cap and pale decurrent gills. The toadstool is common and widespread occurring in troops in grassland and also on fixed dunes, in woods, in Alder (Alnus) carr and occasionally in Sphagnum bogs.

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