| Phylum: Basidiomycota | Class: Basidiomycetes |
| Order: Agaricales | Family: Tricholomataceae |
| Species: Hygrocybe intermedia (Pass.) Fayod | |
| Synonyms: |
Hygrophorus intermedius |
| Common Name: | Fibrous Waxcap |
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Provisional European Red List: C - Scattered Populations, some extinctions. |
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| A grassland indicator species | |
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Photographer: © David Mitchel |
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| Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: |
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| Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Neutral grassland: unimproved (4) Acid grassland: semi-improved (2) Cynosurus cristatus-Centaurea nigra grassland (2) Acid grassland (1) Festuca ovina-Agrostis capillaris-Galium saxatile grassland (1) Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (1) Sand-dune: dune grassland (1) |
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| Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil Grassy (11) Soil Mossy (2) Soil (1) |
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| Months recorded in & number of records: June (1) July (4) August (9) September (5) October (3) |
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