Hygrocybe virginea var ochraceopallida (P.D. Orton) Boertm.
(a snowy waxcap)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
VarietyHygrocybe virginea var ochraceopallida (a snowy waxcap)
SpeciesHygrocybe virginea (Snowy Waxcap)
SubgenusCuphophyllus (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 virginea var ochraceopallida (a snowy waxcap) :
1: Hygrocybe virginea var ochraceopallida (a snowy waxcap)
17 Oct 1997 OSGR: SU48 51° 30’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: CapImage 2: FruitbodyImage 3: Fruitbody (2)

Hygrocybe virginea var ochraceopallida (a snowy waxcap) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Hygrocybe virginea var ochraceopallida (a snowy waxcap)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Hygrocybe virginea var ochraceopallida (a snowy waxcap)

A buff-capped form of Hygrocybe virginea. It often grows in groups in unimproved grassland, at roadsides and in fixed dunes on lime-rich soil. It is widespread but less common than var virginea.

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