Hygrocybe splendidissima (P.D. Orton) M.M. Moser
(Splendid Waxcap)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHygrocybe splendidissima (Splendid 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 splendidissima (Splendid Waxcap) :
1: Hygrocybe splendidissima (Splendid Waxcap)
22 Oct 2006 OSGR: SN61 51° 50’ N, 3° 60’ W Vice County: Carmarthen (VC 44) Wales
in grassland
Image 1: Fruitbody (fragments) - pale background
2: Hygrocybe splendidissima (Splendid Waxcap)
22 Oct 2006 OSGR: SN71 51° 50’ N, 3° 50’ W Vice County: Carmarthen (VC 44) Wales
in grassland
Image 1: Fruitbodies - lain down to show caps - pale backgroundImage 2: Fruitbodies - lain down to show gills and stipes - pale backgroundImage 3: Fruitbodies - side view - pale backgroundImage 4: Fruitbody - lain down to show gills and stipe - pale background

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Holden, L. 2013 Can higher plant surveys be used to pick out important waxcap grassland sites in conservation assessment projects? Field Mycology Vol 14 (4): 120-123.

Hygrocybe splendidissima (Splendid 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 splendidissima (Splendid Waxcap)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Hygrocybe splendidissima (Splendid Waxcap)
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