Hygrophorus chrysodon (Batsch) Fr.
(Gold Flecked Woodwax)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHygrophorus chrysodon (Gold Flecked Woodwax)
GenusHygrophorus (woodwax toadstools)
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 Hygrophorus chrysodon (Gold Flecked Woodwax) :
1: Hygrophorus chrysodon (Gold Flecked Woodwax)
15 Nov 2009 OSGR: SU78 51° 30’ N, 0° 60’ W Vice County: Oxon (VC 23) England
cluster of toadstools under Beech
Image 1: Cap margin - close-upImage 2: Dried fruitbodies - black backgroundImage 3: Fruitbodies - in situ - close-upImage 4: Fruitbodies - in situ - close-up (2)Image 5: Fruitbodies - lain down to show gills and stipeImage 6: Fruitbody - lain down to show gills and stipeImage 7: Fruitbody - lain down to show gills and stipe (2)Image 8: Stipe base + KOH - close-upImage 9: Cap margins - close-up - enlargedImage 10: Gills - close-up - enlargedImage 11: Stipe apex - close-up - enlargedImage 12: Stipe apex - highly enlargedImage 13: Stipe apex - highly enlarged (2)Image 14: Stipe apex - magnifiedImage 15: Punctae from stipe apex - squash prep - magnifiedImage 16: Punctae from stipe apex - squash prep - microscope low magnificationImage 17: Punctae from stipe apex - squash prep - microscope low magnification (2)Image 18: Spores - magnifiedImage 19: Spores - highly magnified
2: Hygrophorus chrysodon (Gold Flecked Woodwax)
24 Sep 1986 OSGR: SO90 51° 40’ N, 2° 0’ W Vice County: East Glos (VC 33) England
under Beech, Sycamore, Ash in deep litter
Image 1: Fruitbodies - oblique view - in situImage 2: Fruitbodies - oblique view - in situ (2)Image 3: Fruitbodies - side view - in situImage 4: Fruitbody - side view showing gills - lain downImage 5: Spore deposit on leafImage 6: Stipe apex and gills - close-up - enlargedImage 7: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 8: DescriptionImage 9: Description - contd
3: Hygrophorus chrysodon (Gold Flecked Woodwax)
23 Sep 1986 OSGR: SO90 51° 40’ N, 2° 0’ W Vice County: East Glos (VC 33) England
under Beech, Ash, Hazel in deep litter
Image 1: Fruitbodies - side view - in situImage 2: Fruitbodies - side view showing gills - lain downImage 3: Fruitbodies - top view - in situImage 4: Fruitbody - oblique view - in situImage 5: Fruitbody - side view showing gills - lain downImage 6: Fruitbody - side view showing gills - lain down (2)Image 7: Cap surface at margin - close-up - enlargedImage 8: Cap surface at margin - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 9: Gills and stipe apex - close-up - enlargedImage 10: Gills and stipe surfaces - close-up - enlargedImage 11: Gills at cap margin - close-up - enlargedImage 12: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 13: DescriptionImage 14: Description - contd

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Loizides, M. & Kyriakou, T. 2011 Fungi of the Cistus maquis Field Mycology Vol 12 (1): 14-22.

Hygrophorus chrysodon (Gold Flecked Woodwax) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Hygrophorus chrysodon (Gold Flecked Woodwax)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 5 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Hygrophorus chrysodon (Gold Flecked Woodwax)
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