Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales Family: Hygrophoraceae
Species: Hygrocybe conicoides (P.D. Orton) P.D. Orton & Watling
Synonyms: Hygrocybe conica var. conicoides
Hygrophorus conicoides
Common Name: Dune Waxcap


A grassland indicator species
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Hygrocybe conicoidesPhotographer: © David Mitchel
Photographer: © David Mitchel

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Ammophila arenaria (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Sand-dune (2)
Coastland: fore dunes (1)
Coastland: grey dunes (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Soil (3)
Sand (1)
Soil Grassy (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
August (1)
September (3)
October (1)
November (2)