Gliophorus psittacinus (Schaeff.) Herink
(Parrot Waxcap)

Interactions where Gliophorus psittacinus 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
Bioimages - the Virtual Field Guide, Storey, M.W., 2015
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Hygrophoraceae/Gliophorus psittacinus/Gliophorus psittacinusparrot 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
Storey, M.W., 2015Bioimages - the Virtual Field Guidewww.bioimages.org.uk

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGliophorus psittacinus (Parrot 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 psittacinus (Parrot Waxcap)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Ainsworth, A.M., Cannon, P.F. & Dentinger, B.T.M. 2013 DNA barcoding and morphological studies reveal two new species of waxcap mushrooms (Hygrophoraceae) in Britain Mycokeys Vol 7: 45-62.
Kibby, G. 2001 Fungal Portraits, No. 5: Hygrocybe psittacina Field Mycology Vol 2 (1): 3-4.

Gliophorus psittacinus (Parrot Waxcap) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Holden, L. 2006 Guidelines for Field Mycologists - the practical interpretation of Section 21 of the Drugs Act 2005 www.britmycolosoc.org.uk/files/DrugsAct2005_Guidelines.pdf
Stijve, T. & Kuyper, T.W. 1988 Absence of Psilocybin in species of fungi previously reported to contain Psilocybin and related Tryptamine derivatives Persoonia Vol 13, Part 4: 463-465.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Gliophorus psittacinus (Parrot Waxcap):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 44 images of Gliophorus psittacinus (Parrot Waxcap)

A small to medium-sized waxcap with viscid cap and stem. Green colours are present at least at the stem apex which is unique among European Hygrocybe species. There are usually also shades of yellow or orange and sometimes pink or even blue. It grows gregariously in unfertilised grassland and lawns, fixed dunes, roadsides and sometimes deciduous woodland and scrub. It is very common and widespread.

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Little indicator value as it is more tolerant of fertilizers than other species of waxcaps.

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