Hygrocybe radiata Arnolds
(Slender Waxcap)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHygrocybe radiata (Slender 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 radiata (Slender Waxcap) :
1: Hygrocybe radiata (Slender Waxcap)
23 Oct 2006 OSGR: SN61 51° 50’ N, 3° 50’ W Vice County: Carmarthen (VC 44) Wales
in grassland
Image 1: Cap - close-up - pale backgroundImage 2: Fruitbodies - side views - pale backgroundImage 3: Fruitbody - side view showing gills and stipe - pale backgroundImage 4: Gills and upper stipe - close-up - pale background

Hygrocybe radiata (Slender Waxcap) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Hygrocybe radiata (Slender Waxcap)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Hygrocybe radiata (Slender Waxcap)
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