Gliophorus irrigatus (Pers.) A.M. Ainsw. & P.M. Kirk
(Slimy Waxcap)

Interactions where Gliophorus irrigatus is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
fruitbody fruitbody is associated with live POACEAE grasses, couch Poales Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Hygrophoraceae/Gliophorus irrigatus/Gliophorus irrigatusslimy waxcapfruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Poaceaegrasses, couchlive

Author & YearTitleSource
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Gliophorus irrigatus (Slimy Waxcap) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Gliophorus irrigatus (Slimy Waxcap) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGliophorus irrigatus (Slimy Waxcap)
GenusGliophorus (a genus of waxcaps)
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)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Gliophorus irrigatus (Slimy Waxcap)

Gliophorus irrigatus (Slimy Waxcap) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Gliophorus irrigatus (Slimy Waxcap):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 22 images of Gliophorus irrigatus (Slimy Waxcap)

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.

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