Hygrocybe virginea (Wulfen) P.D. Orton & Watling
(Snowy Waxcap)

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Hygrocybe virginea var ochraceopallida
a snowy waxcap
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 		Variety 3 images
Hygrocybe virginea var virginea
Snowy Waxcap
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 		Variety 31 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHygrocybe virginea (Snowy 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)

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

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Hygrocybe virginea (Snowy Waxcap)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 5 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Hygrocybe virginea (Snowy Waxcap)

Little indicator value as it is more tolerant of fertilizers than other species of waxcaps.

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