Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales	Family: Hygrophoraceae
Species: Gliophorus irrigatus (Pers.) A.M. Ainsw. & P.M. Kirk

Synonyms:

Agaricus irrigatus Agaricus unguinosus Cap Cwyr Llysnafeddog Gliophorus unguinosus Hygrocybe irrigata Hygrocybe unguinosa Hygrophorus irrigatus Hygrophorus unguinosus

Common Name:

Slimy Waxcap

A grassland indicator species

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Carex (6) Corylus avellana (1) Poa (1) Poaceae (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) Calcareous grassland: unimproved (3) Built up area, domestic (2) Calcareous grassland (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 (2) July (1) August (10) September (29) October (78) November (45) December (3)