BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)
Hygrocybe ovina (Bull.) Kühner, 1926 (Blushing Waxcap)
| Notes (MWS) | An ugly-looking dark greyish brown waxcap which bruises reddish. As it ages the cap becomes uneven and pitted when it can be mistaken for animal droppings. It is a rare species of unimproved grassland. |
| British records | 183 |
Records (and photo sets)
| Taxon | Summary | Date | Vice-county | Country |  |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hygrocybe ovina | Fragments - on pale background (record shots) | 15 October 2006 | Stafford | England | 2 |
Suggested Literature
Hygrocybe ovina may be covered by literature listed under:
Feeding and other inter-species relationships
Hygrocybe ovina 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 and old lawns] |
There may be more taxa associated with Hygrocybe ovina listed at higher taxonomic level
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Hygrocybe (waxcaps) |
Associated with Hygrocybe ovina:
Hygrocybe ovina 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 |
