Records of Hygrocybe laeta var laeta (Heath Waxcap) : | ||||
1: Hygrocybe laeta var laeta (Heath Waxcap) | ||||
14 Oct 1997 | OSGR: SU56 | 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W | Vice County: Berks (VC 22) | England |
Under yew | ||||
2: Hygrocybe laeta var laeta (Heath Waxcap) | ||||
26 Oct 1984 | OSGR: SU26 | 51° 20’ N, 1° 40’ W | Vice County: North Wilts (VC 7) | England |
in thick mossy lawn | ||||
Hygrocybe laeta var laeta (Heath Waxcap) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:
NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Hygrocybe laeta var laeta (Heath Waxcap) |
BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Hygrocybe laeta var laeta (Heath Waxcap) |
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.
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