Gliophorus laetus var laetus (Pers.) Herink
(Heath Waxcap)

Interactions where Gliophorus laetus var laetus 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 Calluna vulgaris Heather Ericales: Ericaceae 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 laetus var. laetus/Gliophorus laetus var. laetusheath waxcapfruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Calluna vulgaris/Calluna vulgarisheatherlive
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 laetus var. laetus/Gliophorus laetus var. laetusheath waxcapfruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Poaceaegrasses, couchlive
fruitbody fruitbody is associated with live Pteridium aquilinum Bracken Polypodiales: Dennstaedtiaceae 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 laetus var. laetus/Gliophorus laetus var. laetusheath waxcapfruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackenlive

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 laetus var laetus (Heath Waxcap) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
VarietyGliophorus laetus var laetus (Heath Waxcap)
SpeciesGliophorus laetus (Heath 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)

Gliophorus laetus var laetus (Heath 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 laetus var laetus (Heath Waxcap):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 23 images of Gliophorus laetus var laetus (Heath Waxcap)

A small to medium-sized, slimy, dull brownish-orange waxcap with a gelatinised gill edge and a smell of burnt rubber. It is a widespread and not uncommon species in unfertilised grasslands, especially where acid, as well as in fixed dunes and (rarely) conifer woodland. It often grows in large troops.

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