The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').
| Stage | Summary | Taxon | Vernacular | Classification | References | |||
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| fruitbody | fruitbody is associated with live |  |
POACEAE | grasses, couch | Poales | Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 |
| Author & Year | Title | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 | Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota | 517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |
Hygrocybe mucronella (Bitter Waxcap) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:
 NBN (data.nbn.org.uk)
has a distribution map for Hygrocybe mucronella (Bitter Waxcap)
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Hygrocybe mucronella (Bitter Waxcap) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:
Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Hygrocybe mucronella (Bitter Waxcap):
 BioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk)
has 55 images of Hygrocybe mucronella (Bitter Waxcap)
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A small, reddish to orange waxcap, which is at first viscid or greasy on both cap and stem, but soon dry at least on the cap. Gills deep orange. The bitter taste and irregularly-shaped spores are diagnostic. The toadstool is uncommon but widespread occurring in small troops in grassland, unfertilised lawns, fixed dunes and on rich soil in rich deciduous scrub and woodland. It was formely known as Hygrocybe reai.
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