Hygrocybe flavipes (Britzelm.) Bon
(Yellow-foot Waxcap, Yellow Foot Waxcap)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHygrocybe flavipes (Yellow-foot Waxcap, Yellow Foot Waxcap)
SubgenusCuphophyllus (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)
Records of Hygrocybe flavipes (Yellow-foot Waxcap, Yellow Foot Waxcap) :
1: Hygrocybe flavipes (Yellow-foot Waxcap, Yellow Foot Waxcap)
14 Oct 2006 OSGR: SK05 53° 0’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: Staffs (VC 39) England
in long grass . Photos: Fruitbody - lain down on pale background (record shots)
Image 1: Cap - pale backgroundImage 2: Fruitbody - lain down to show cap and stipe - pale backgroundImage 3: Fruitbody - lain down to show gills and stipe - pale backgroundImage 4: Gills and stipe apex - close-up - pale backgroundImage 5: Gills and stipe apex - pale backgroundImage 6: Cap surface - detail - enlarged - pale backgroundImage 7: Gills - detail - enlargedImage 8: Stipe apex - close-up - enlarged - pale backgroundImage 9: Stipe base - close-up - enlarged - pale backgroundImage 10: Spores - magnifiedImage 11: Spores - highly magnified
2: Hygrocybe flavipes (Yellow-foot Waxcap, Yellow Foot Waxcap)
3 Oct 1998 OSGR: SU78 51° 30’ N, 0° 60’ W Vice County: Oxon (VC 23) England
in grass
Image 1: CapImage 2: Cap - LSImage 3: CapsImage 4: Caps - from the sideImage 5: FruitbodiesImage 6: Fruitbodies (2)Image 7: FruitbodyImage 8: Fruitbody - LSImage 9: Gills

Hygrocybe flavipes (Yellow-foot Waxcap, Yellow Foot Waxcap) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Hygrocybe flavipes (Yellow-foot Waxcap, Yellow Foot Waxcap)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Hygrocybe flavipes (Yellow-foot Waxcap, Yellow Foot Waxcap)

An uncommon waxcap with grey cap, grey decurrent gills and a whitish stipe which is yellow at the base when young. It is found, usually in small groups, in unfertilised grasslands and old lawns

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