Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales	Family: Hygrophoraceae
Species: Hygrocybe quieta (Kühner) Singer

Synonyms:

Hygrocybe obrussea Hygrophorus quietus

Common Name:

Oily Waxcap

Swedish Indicator List: Woodland Indicator Species

A grassland indicator species

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Poa (12) Carex (3) Corylus avellana (2) Poaceae (1) Fagus sylvatica (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Calcareous grassland (24) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (22) Acid grassland: semi-improved (19) Grassland and marsh (12) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (12) Calcareous grassland: unimproved (11) Acid grassland (10) Woodland: coniferous, plantation (10) Grassland: calcareous, semi-improved, upland (8) Woodland (6) Festuca ovina-Agrostis capillaris-Galium saxatile grassland (5) Scrub (5) Acid grassland: unimproved (4) Parkland and scattered trees (4) Woodland: mixed (4) Built up area, domestic (3) Grassland: acidic, semi-improved, upland (2) Grassland: acidic, upland (2) Mire: blanket bog (2) Nardus stricta-Galium saxatile grassland (2) Sand-dune: dune grassland (2) Small parks and city squares (2) Woodland: broadleaved (2) Woodland: mixed, plantation (2) Boundaries: defunct hedge (1) Coastland: grey dunes (1) Cynosurus cristatus-Centaurea nigra grassland (1) Grassland: calcareous, upland (1) Grassland: neutral, unimproved, lowland (1) Marsh/marshy grassland (1) Neutral grassland (1) Park lawns (1) Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (1) Poor semi-improved (1) Sand-dune (1) Woodland and scrub (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil (91) Soil Grassy (75) Soil Mossy (8) Fallen Branch (3) Stump (1) Tree (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: August (11) September (36) October (155) November (137) December (1)