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

Synonyms:

Cap Cwyr Olewog Hygrocybe obrussea Hygrophorus quietus

Common Name:

Oily Waxcap

A grassland indicator species

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Poa (13) Carex (3) Corylus avellana (2) Poaceae (2) Fagus sylvatica (1) Ammophila arenaria (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Calcareous grassland (24) Acid grassland: semi-improved (19) Acid grassland (16) Calcareous grassland: unimproved (14) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (13) Grassland and marsh (12) Woodland: coniferous, plantation (9) Churchyards and cemeteries (5) Festuca ovina-Agrostis capillaris-Galium saxatile grassland (5) Acid grassland: unimproved (4) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (3) Mire: blanket bog (2) Nardus stricta-Galium saxatile grassland (2) Sand-dune: dune grassland (2) Small parks and city squares (2) Urban parks, playing and sports fields (2) Woodland: mixed, plantation (2) Boundaries: defunct hedge (1) Built up area, domestic (1) Built up areas: Public amenity (1) Coastland: grey dunes (1) Cynosurus cristatus-Centaurea nigra grassland (1) Grassland: acidic, upland (1) Grassland: calcareous, upland (1) Grassland: neutral, unimproved, lowland (1) Marsh/marshy grassland (1) Park lawns (1) Parkland and scattered trees (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 (92) Soil Grassy (77) Soil Mossy (8) Fallen Branch (3) Stump (1) Tree (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: August (11) September (40) October (174) November (185) December (2)