Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales Family: Hygrophoraceae
Species: Gliophorus irrigatus (Pers.) A.M. Ainsw. & P.M. Kirk
Synonyms: Agaricus irrigatus
Agaricus unguinosus
Gliophorus unguinosus
Hygrocybe irrigata
Hygrocybe unguinosa
Hygrophorus irrigatus
Hygrophorus unguinosus
Common Name: Slimy Waxcap


A grassland indicator species
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Gliophorus irrigatusPhotographer: © Mark Wright
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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Carex (6)
Poa (1)
Poaceae (1)
Corylus avellana (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Neutral grassland: semi-improved (13)
Acid grassland: semi-improved (10)
Grassland and marsh (6)
Acid grassland (5)
Grassland: acidic, upland (5)
Parkland and scattered trees (4)
Woodland (4)
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (4)
Acid grassland: unimproved (3)
Built up area, domestic (2)
Calcareous grassland (2)
Calcareous grassland: unimproved (2)
Festuca ovina-Agrostis capillaris-Galium saxatile grassland (2)
Neutral grassland: unimproved (2)
Cynosurus cristatus-Centaurea nigra grassland (1)
Grassland: acidic, semi-improved, upland (1)
Grassland: calcareous, semi-improved, upland (1)
Grassland: calcareous, unimproved, upland (1)
Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (1)
Small parks and city squares (1)
Woodland and scrub (1)
Woodland: broadleaved (1)
Woodland: mixed (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Soil Grassy (56)
Soil (32)
Soil Mossy (6)
Soil Leaves (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
January (1)
March (1)
June (1)
July (1)
August (10)
September (28)
October (78)
November (42)
December (3)