Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales Family: Hygrophoraceae
Species: Hygrocybe conica (Schaeff.) P. Kumm.
Synonyms: Agaricus conicus
Agaricus tristis
Hygrocybe cinereifolia
Hygrocybe conica forma pseudoconica
Hygrocybe conica var. chloroides
Hygrocybe conica var. cinereifolia
Hygrocybe conica var. conica
Hygrocybe conica var. tristis
Hygrocybe nigrescens
Hygrocybe nigrescens sensu auct.
Hygrocybe pseudoconica
Hygrocybe tristis
Hygrophorus conicus
Hygrophorus conicus subsp. nigrescens
Hygrophorus conicus var. chloroides
Hygrophorus conicus var. nigrescens
Hygrophorus nigrescens
Hygrophorus puniceus var. nigrescens
Hygrophorus tristis
Common Name: Blackening Waxcap


Swedish Indicator List: Woodland Indicator Species
A grassland indicator species
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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Carex (17)
Poa (15)
Poaceae (4)
Quercus (2)
Quercus petraea (1)
Corylus avellana (1)
Betula (1)
Acanthaceae (1)
Pinus (1)
Fagus sylvatica (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Neutral grassland: semi-improved (51)
Calcareous grassland (29)
Acid grassland (26)
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (23)
Acid grassland: semi-improved (22)
Sand-dune: dune grassland (16)
Grassland and marsh (14)
Calcareous grassland: unimproved (11)
Parkland and scattered trees (11)
Woodland (11)
Built up area, domestic (10)
Woodland and scrub (10)
Scrub (9)
Grassland: calcareous, semi-improved, upland (8)
Acid grassland: unimproved (7)
Sand-dune: dune slack (7)
Woodland: broadleaved (7)
Woodland: mixed (7)
Neutral grassland: unimproved (6)
Coastland: grey dunes (5)
Sand-dune (5)
Bog (4)
Cynosurus cristatus-Centaurea nigra grassland (3)
Festuca ovina - Agrostis capillaris-Thymus praecox grassland (3)
Grassland: acidic, upland (3)
Marginal/inundation: marginal (3)
Marsh/marshy grassland (3)
Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (3)
Small parks and city squares (3)
Woodland: coniferous, plantation (3)
Grassland: acidic, semi-improved, upland (2)
Lolium perenne-Cynosurus cristatus grassland (2)
Maritime cliff and slope: coastal grassland (2)
Nardus stricta-Galium saxatile grassland (2)
Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (2)
Calcareous grassland: semi-improved (1)
Coastland: fore dunes (1)
Dry heath/acid grassland (1)
Festuca ovina-Agrostis capillaris-Galium saxatile grassland (1)
Grassland: calcareous, lowland (1)
Grassland: calcareous, unimproved, upland (1)
Grassland: calcareous, upland (1)
Heathland: wet dwarf shrub heath, upland (1)
Heathland: wet heath/acid grassland mosaic, upland (1)
Maritime cliff and slope (1)
Neutral grassland (1)
Park lawns (1)
Path- and track-side (1)
Poor semi-improved (1)
Sand-dune: dune heath (1)
Sand-dune: dune scrub (1)
Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (1)
Woodland: mixed, plantation (1)
Woodland: plantation (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Soil (172)
Soil Grassy (169)
Soil Mossy (5)
Soil Leaves (2)
Grass (1)
Soil sandy (1)
Stony (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
January (4)
March (2)
July (6)
August (43)
September (87)
October (304)
November (209)
December (6)