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    Waxcap grassland is short-sward, nutrient-poor grassland that supports a rich assemblage of larger fungi, particularly waxcaps (species of Hygrocybe and...
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    Hygrocybe (redirect from Waxcaps)
    unimproved grasslands (termed waxcap grasslands) which are a declining habitat, making many Hygrocybe species of conservation concern. Four of these waxcap-grassland...
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    English name of crimson waxcap. The species has a European distribution, occurring mainly in agriculturally unimproved grassland. Threats to its habitat...
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    recommended English name of golden waxcap in the UK. The species has a largely north temperate distribution, occurring in grassland in Europe and in woodland in...
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    suggests waxcaps are neither mycorrhizal nor saprotrophic but may be associated with mosses. Porpolomopsis calyptriformis is typical of waxcap grasslands, a...
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  • Thumbnail for Cuphophyllus pratensis
    waxcaps are neither mycorrhizal nor saprotrophic but may be associated with mosses. In Europe, Cuphophyllus pratensis is typical of waxcap grasslands...
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  • Thumbnail for Gliophorus europerplexus
    English name of butterscotch waxcap. The species has a European distribution, occurring mainly in agriculturally unimproved grassland. Threats to its habitat...
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  • Thumbnail for Hygrocybe splendidissima
    English name of Splendid Waxcap. The species has a European distribution, occurring mainly in agriculturally unimproved grassland. Threats to its habitat...
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  • Thumbnail for Hygrocybe lepida
    English name (as H. cantharellus) is goblet waxcap. The species is typically found in nutrient-poor waxcap grassland. It was first described in 1986 by the...
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  • Thumbnail for Gliophorus reginae
    English name of jubilee waxcap. The species has a European distribution, occurring mainly in agriculturally unimproved grassland. Threats to its habitat...
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