BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)
Hygrocybe irrigata (Pers.) Bon, 1976 (Slimy Waxcap)
| Notes (MWS) | A very slimy, medium to large, grey or greyish brown waxcap which grows in groups in old unfertilised grassland and fixed dunes. It was previously known as Hygrocybe unguinosa. |
| British records | 1157 |
Records (and photo sets)
| Taxon | Summary | Date | Vice-county | Country |  |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hygrocybe irrigata | Fruitbody | 14 October 1997 | Berks | England | 9 | |
| Hygrocybe irrigata | Fruitbody | 9 October 1983 | North Wiltshire | England | 7 |
Suggested Literature
Hygrocybe irrigata may be covered by literature listed under:
Feeding and other inter-species relationships
Hygrocybe irrigata 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 (mainly acidic) soil in unimproved grassland, esp. upland] |
There may be more taxa associated with Hygrocybe irrigata listed at higher taxonomic level
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Hygrocybe (waxcaps) |
Associated with Hygrocybe irrigata:
Hygrocybe irrigata 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 |
