Phylum: Basidiomycota | Class: Agaricomycetes |
Order: Agaricales | Family: Hygrophoraceae |
Species: Porpolomopsis calyptriformis (Berk.) Bresinsky |
Synonyms: |
Agaricus calyptriformis Humidicutis calyptriformis Hygrocybe calyptraeformis Hygrocybe calyptriformis Hygrocybe calyptriformis f. calyptriformis Hygrocybe calyptriformis var. calyptriformis Hygrocybe calyptriformis var. domingensis Hygrocybe calyptriformis var. nivea Hygrophorus calyptriformis Hygrophorus calyptriformis var. niveus |
Common Name: | Pink Waxcap |
A grassland indicator species | |
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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Poa (2) Quercus (2) Poaceae (1) Carex (1) Fraxinus (1) |
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Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Neutral grassland: semi-improved (11) Cynosurus cristatus-Centaurea nigra grassland (7) Neutral grassland: unimproved (7) Built up area, domestic (5) Acid grassland: semi-improved (4) Built-up areas (3) Small parks and city squares (3) Acid grassland (2) Acid grassland: unimproved (2) Boundaries: intact hedge (2) Grassland and marsh (2) Grassland: neutral, unimproved, lowland (2) Marsh/marshy grassland (2) Neutral grassland (2) Parkland and scattered trees (2) Calcareous grassland: unimproved (1) Festuca ovina-Agrostis capillaris-Galium saxatile grassland (1) Gardens (1) Grassland: neutral, semi-improved, lowland (1) Heathland: wet dwarf shrub heath, upland (1) Woodland (1) |
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Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil Grassy (64) Soil (28) Soil Mossy (5) Fallen Leaf (1) Leaf Litter (1) Standing Dead Stem (1) Wood (1) |
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Months recorded in & number of records: August (11) September (39) October (93) November (44) December (4) |