The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').
| Stage | Summary | Taxon | Vernacular | Classification | References | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| fruitbody | fruitbody is associated with colony |  |
 |
Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus | Churchyard Moss, Springy Turf-moss | Hypnales: Hylocomiaceae |
Hygrocybe (waxcaps, waxcap mushrooms) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:
| Subtaxon | Rank | Featured subtaxa |
No of interactions |
No of references |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | 2 subtaxa | 2 trophisms | 2 references | ||||
| Subgenus | 10 subtaxa | 16 trophisms | 8 references | ||||
| Subgenus | 19 subtaxa | 26 trophisms | 13 references | ||||
| Unidentified | |||||||
 NBN (data.nbn.org.uk)
has a distribution map for Hygrocybe (waxcaps, waxcap mushrooms)
|
| Handling & Magnification | Author | Year | Title | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Arnolds, E. | Tribus Hygrocybeae (Kühner) Bas & Arnolds in FAN 2 | Bas, C. Pleurotaceae, 12pp, Flora Agaricina Neerlandica 2 | |
| Bas, C., Kuper, T.W., Noordeloos, M.E. & Vellinga, E.C. | 1990 | Flora Agaricina Neerlandica 2 | Flora Agaricina Neerlandica, Vol 2, 137pp, A. A. Balkema | |
|
|
Boertmann, D. | 2010 | The Genus Hygrocybe (2nd ed) | Fungi of Northern Europe, Vol 1, Second edition edition, 200pp, Danish Mycological Society |
|
|
Boertmann, D. | 1995 | *** The Genus Hygrocybe (1st ed) ***(Superseded) | Fungi of Northern Europe, Vol 1, First edition edition, 184pp, Danish Mycological Society |
| Bon, M. | 1990 | Hygrophoraceae | Documents Mycologiques - Flore Mycologique d'Europe, 1, 99 plus platespp, Marcel Bon | |
| Candusso, M. | 1994 | Hygrophorus | Fungi Europaei, Vol 6, 784pp, Libreria Basso | |
| Edwards, B. | 2106 | Field key to Dorset waxcaps | ||
| Griffith, D.W. & Easton, G. | Waxcap Website | www.aber.ac.uk/waxcap/index.shtml | ||
| Orton, P.D. | 1980 | Notes on British Agarics: VII | Notes R.B.G. Edinburgh Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh Vol 38 (3): 315-330. | |
| Orton, P.D. | 1960 | *** New Checklist of British Agarics and Boleti - Part III: Notes on genera and species in the list ***(Superseded) | TBMS Vol 43 (2): 159-439. | |
Waxcap Grasslands | ||||
 () |
Henrici, A. | 1996 | Waxcap-grassland Fungi |
Hygrocybe (waxcaps, waxcap mushrooms) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:
| Author | Year | Title | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evans, S. | 2001 | Conservation Corner (Jan 2001) | Field Mycology Vol 2 (1): 13-14. |
| Griffith, G.W. | 2004 | The use of Stable Isotopes in Fungal Ecology | Mycologist Vol 18 (4): 177-183. |
Conservation | |||
| Holden, L. | 2013 | Can higher plant surveys be used to pick out important waxcap grassland sites in conservation assessment projects? | Field Mycology Vol 14 (4): 120-123. |
Ecology | |||
| Griffith, G.W, Graham, A., Woods, R.G., Easton, G.L. & Halbwachs, H. | 2014 | Effect of biocides on the fruiting of waxcap fungi | FungEcol Vol 07: 67-69. |
| Halbwachs, H., Dentinger, B.T.M., Detheridge, A.P., Karasch, P. & Griffith, G.W. | 2013 | Hyphae of waxcap fungi colonise plant roots | FungEcol Vol 06 (6): 487-492. |
Waxcap Grasslands | |||
| Boniface, T. | 2001 | Fungi in an Essex Churchyard | Field Mycology Vol 2 (3): 94. |
| Evans, S. | 2004 | Waxcap-grasslands - an assessment of English sites | Research Reports, Report no 555, 50pp, English Nature |
| Evans, S. | 2003 | Conservation Corner (Jan 2003) | Field Mycology Vol 4 (1): 32-34. |
| Evans, S. | 2003 | British Waxcap-grassland cross-off list | Field Mycology Vol 4 (4): 123-125, 136. |
| Evans, S. | 2003 | Conservation Corner (Oct 2003) | Field Mycology Vol 4 (4): 143. |
| Evans, S. | 2003 | Conservation Corner (April 2003) | Field Mycology Vol 4 (2): 68-70. |
| Evans, S. | 2000 | Cross-off sheets for easy recording of Fungi - 2 Hygrocybe - Field Characters | Field Mycology Vol 1 (4): 127. |
| Fortey, R. | 2000 | Old Churchyards as fungal conservation areas | Field Mycology Vol 1 (4): 121-123. |
| Griffith, G.W. Bratton, J.H. & Easton, G. | 2004 | Charismatic megafungi: the conservation of waxcap grasslands | British Wildlife Vol 16, No. 1: 31-43. |
| Holden, L. | 2000 | Conservation Corner (July 2000): Scottish Waxcap Survey | Field Mycology Vol 1 (3): 77. |
| McHugh, R., Mitchel, D., Wright, M. & Anderson, R. | 2001 | Fungi of Irish Grasslands and their value for Nature Conservation | Biology and Environment: Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy Vol 101B No 3: 225-243. |
| Newton, A.C., Davy, L.M., Holden, E., Silverside, A., Watling, R. & Ward, S.D. | 2003 | Status, distribution and definition of mycologically important grasslands in Scotland | Biological Conservation 111: 11-23. |
| Russell, P. | 2005 | Grassland Fungi and the Management History of St. Dunstan’s Farm | Field Mycology Vol 6 (3): 85-91. |
Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Hygrocybe (waxcaps, waxcap mushrooms):
 BioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk)
has 825 images of Hygrocybe (waxcaps, waxcap mushrooms)
|
In Europe, the waxcaps are principally toadstools of unimproved grassland although in North America they are mainly found woodland. Many of our species are large and strikingly bright coloured, although the colour can be washed out by rain or bleached by sunlight.
Characterised by distant thick and waxy gills (hence "waxcap") and microscopically by long slender basidia.
Unless otherwise expressly stated, all original material on the BioInfo website by Malcolm Storey is licensed under the above Creative Commons Licence.