Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae Kühner
(Mountain Waxcap)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae (Mountain Waxcap)
Subgenus	Pseudohygrocybe (a subgenus of waxcaps)
Genus	Hygrocybe (waxcaps, waxcap mushrooms)
Family	HYGROPHORACEAE (waxcaps and woodwaxes)
Order	AGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools)
Subclass	AGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
Class	AGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
Subphylum	AGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
Phylum	BASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae is also a member of:
Gasteromycetes - puffballs, earthstars, earthballs, stinkhorns, truffles etc. (via Hygrophoraceae)
Macromycetes - larger fungi, macrofungi (via Agaricales)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

Identification Works

	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Wright, M.A.	1998	New British records 144. Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae Kuhner	Mycologist Vol 12 (3): 114.

Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae (Mountain Waxcap) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Hygrocybe
(waxcaps, waxcap mushrooms)

AGARICALES
(mushrooms and toadstools)

AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)

AGARICOMYCETES
(a class of fungi)

BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers, basidiomycetes)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Gasteromycetes
(puffballs, earthstars,  earthballs, stinkhorns, truffles etc.)

Macromycetes
(larger fungi, macrofungi)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae (Mountain Waxcap)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae (Mountain Waxcap)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae is also a member of:

Identification Works

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)