BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)
Hygrocybe ingrata J.L. Jensen & F.H. Møller, 1945 (a waxcap)
| Notes (MWS) | A large, dull brown-capped waxcap with a bulgy stem and a faint nitrous smell. The flesh turns orange-red where damaged. This rare species is restricted to unimproved grassland where it grows singly or in small groups or sometimes clusters. |
| British records | 32 |
| 2007 (Draft) Red Data List | DD |
Records (and photo sets)
| Taxon | Summary | Date | Vice-county | Country |  |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hygrocybe ingrata | Fruitbody | 23 October 2006 | Carmarthen | Wales | 6 |
| Hygrocybe ingrata? | Fruitbody - lain down on pale background (record shots) | 14 October 2006 | Stafford | England | 10 |
Suggested Literature
Hygrocybe ingrata may be covered by literature listed under:
Feeding and other inter-species relationships
Hygrocybe ingrata is associated with:
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fruitbody | Poaceae - grasses - formerly Graminae | fruitbody is associated with live | Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [on soil in unimproved grassland] |
There may be more taxa associated with Hygrocybe ingrata listed at higher taxonomic level
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Hygrocybe (waxcaps) |
Associated with Hygrocybe ingrata:
Hygrocybe ingrata may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level
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MYCETEAE (fungi, moulds and lichens) |
BASIDIOMYCETES (spore droppers) |
AGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools) |
References
| Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 | Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota |
