BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)
Hygrocybe laeta var. laeta (Pers.) P. Kumm., 1871 (Heath Waxcap)
| Notes (MWS) | A small to medium-sized, slimy, dull brownish-orange waxcap with a gelatinised gill edge and a smell of burnt rubber. It is a widespread and not uncommon species in unfertilised grasslands, especially where acid, as well as in fixed dunes and (rarely) conifer woodland. It often grows in large troops. |
| British records | 1268 |
Suggested Literature
Hygrocybe laeta var. laeta may be covered by literature listed under:
Feeding and other inter-species relationships
Hygrocybe laeta var. laeta is associated with:
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fruitbody | Pteridium aquilinum - Bracken (Dennstaedtiaceae) | fruitbody is associated with live | Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 | |
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fruitbody | Poaceae - grasses - formerly Graminae | fruitbody is associated with live | Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [on acidic soil in unimproved grassland] | |
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fruitbody | Calluna vulgaris - Heather (Ericaceae) | fruitbody is associated with live | Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 |
There may be more taxa associated with Hygrocybe laeta var. laeta listed at higher taxonomic level
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Hygrocybe (waxcaps) |
Associated with Hygrocybe laeta var. laeta:
Hygrocybe laeta var. laeta may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level
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MYCETEAE (fungi, moulds and lichens) |
BASIDIOMYCETES (spore droppers) |
AGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools) |
References
| Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 | Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota |
