Hygrocybe marchii (Bres.) F.H. Møller
(a waxcap)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHygrocybe marchii (a 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)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Brand, A.W. 1989 Profiles of Fungi No. 19: Hygrocybe marchii Mycologist Vol 03 (2): 86.

Hygrocybe marchii (a 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 marchii (a waxcap)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Hygrocybe marchii (a waxcap)

A red waxcap that closely resembles H. coccinea from which it is best distinguished by the spores. Unimproved grassland.

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