Hygrocybe laeta var laeta (Pers.) P. Kumm.
(Heath Waxcap)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
VarietyHygrocybe laeta var laeta (Heath Waxcap)
SpeciesHygrocybe laeta (Heath Waxcap)
SubgenusPseudohygrocybe (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 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
Image 1: Cap - LS showing gill attachmentImage 2: FruitbodyImage 3: Fruitbody (2)Image 4: Fruitbody (3)Image 5: Fruitbody (4)Image 6: Fruitbody - LSImage 7: GillsImage 8: Gills (2)Image 9: Young capsImage 10: Young fruitbodiesImage 11: Young fruitbodyImage 12: Young fruitbody (2)
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
Image 1: CollectionImage 2: Fruitbodies - top view - close-up - in situImage 3: Fruitbody - side view showing gills - lain downImage 4: Fruitbody - side view showing gills - lain down (2)Image 5: Fruitbody - top view - close-up - in situImage 6: Gills and stipe apex - close-up - enlargedImage 7: Gills and stipe apex - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 8: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 9: TS Cap cuticle - microscope low magnificationImage 10: DescriptionImage 11: Description - contd

Hygrocybe laeta var laeta (Heath Waxcap) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Hygrocybe laeta var laeta (Heath Waxcap)
BioInfoBioInfo (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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