Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales	Family: Hygrophoraceae
Species: Gloioxanthomyces vitellinus (Fr.) Lodge, Vizzini, Ercole & Boertm.

Synonyms:

Camarophyllus vitellinus Hygrocybe luteolaeta Hygrocybe vitellina Hygrophorus vitellinus

Common Name:

A grassland indicator species

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Musci (2) Poaceae (2) Bryopsida (1) Calluna vulgaris (1) Eurhynchium striatum (1) Betula (1) Acer pseudoplatanus (1) Sphagnum papillosum (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (3) Mire: blanket bog (2) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (2) Acid grassland (1) Bog (1) Grassland and marsh (1) Grassland: acidic, upland (1) Montane heath/dwarf forb (1) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (1) Ornamental garden areas (1) Woodland (1) Woodland: coniferous, plantation (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil (5) Soil Mossy (5) Moss (3) Soil Grassy (3) Grass (1) Leaf Litter (1) Soil Leaves (1) Soil Peat (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: January (2) July (1) August (2) September (3) October (19) November (2) December (1)