Hygrocybe mucronella (Fr.) P. Karst., (bitter waxcap)

26 Oct 1998 at OSGR: SU49 in Berks, England

Hygrocybe mucronella 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.)

Found as	Fruitbody
Date	26 October 1998
OS grid ref	OSGR: SU49
Lat/Lon	51° 40’ N, 1° 20’ W
Vice County	Berks, VC no: 22
Country	England
Voucher	26 Oct 1998[L] (Please quote this in any queries about this record)

Notes:

Cap: dry.

Stem: dry.

Taste: bitter.

Spores: constricted.

The following literature was used to identify this find:

Boertmann, D., 1995. The Genus Hygrocybe (1st ed). Fungi of Northern Europe, Vol 1, First edition, 184pp, Danish Mycological Society

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Hygrocybe mucronella (Fr.) P. Karst., (bitter waxcap)

26 Oct 1998 at OSGR: SU49 in Berks, England

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Hygrocybe mucronella is also a member of:

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