Waxcap grassland is short-sward, nutrient-poor grassland that supports a rich assemblage of larger fungi, particularly waxcaps (species of Hygrocybe and...

unimproved grasslands (termed waxcap grasslands) which are a declining habitat, making many Hygrocybe species of conservation concern. Four of these waxcap-grassland...

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...

waxcaps are neither mycorrhizal nor saprotrophic but may be associated with mosses. In Europe, Cuphophyllus pratensis is typical of waxcap grasslands...

English name of Splendid Waxcap. The species has a European distribution, occurring mainly in agriculturally unimproved grassland. Threats to its habitat...

English name of crimson waxcap. The species has a European distribution, occurring mainly in agriculturally unimproved grassland. Threats to its habitat...

recommended English name of oily waxcap in the UK. The species has a European distribution and typically occurs in grassland where it produces basidiocarps...

suggests waxcaps are neither mycorrhizal nor saprotrophic but may be associated with mosses. Porpolomopsis calyptriformis is typical of waxcap grasslands, a...

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...

microscopically distinct. Microglossum atropurpureum, a species typical of waxcap grassland in Europe, is of global conservation concern and is listed as "vulnerable"...