Hygrophorus arbustivus Fr.
(Forest Woodwax)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Hygrophorus arbustivus (Forest Woodwax)
Genus	Hygrophorus (woodwax toadstools)
Family	HYGROPHORACEAE (waxcaps and woodwaxes)
Order	AGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools)
Subclass	AGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
Class	AGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
Subphylum	AGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
Phylum	BASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Hygrophorus arbustivus is also a member of:
Gasteromycetes - puffballs, earthstars, earthballs, stinkhorns, truffles etc. (via Hygrophoraceae)
Macromycetes - larger fungi, macrofungi (via Agaricales)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

Identification Works

	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Burnham, A., Kibby, G., McNeil, D. & Tortelli, M.	2014	Fungi of southeastern Spain, an expedition to Alcaraz	Field Mycology Vol 15 (1): 17-25.
	Dickson, G. & Leonard, A.	1996	Fungi of the New Forest - A Mycota	210pp, British Mycological Society

Hygrophorus arbustivus (Forest Woodwax) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Hygrophorus
(woodwax toadstools)

AGARICALES
(mushrooms and toadstools)

AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)

AGARICOMYCETES
(a class of fungi)

BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers, basidiomycetes)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Gasteromycetes
(puffballs, earthstars,  earthballs, stinkhorns, truffles etc.)

Macromycetes
(larger fungi, macrofungi)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Hygrophorus arbustivus (Forest Woodwax)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Hygrophorus arbustivus (Forest Woodwax)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Hygrophorus arbustivus is also a member of:

Identification Works

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)