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Hygrocybe spadiceaphoto: ABFG libraryBack to the BAP list |
DescriptionGeneral: Medium sized, dark brown agaric with greasy cap, yellow gills and dry stem; in small trooping groups on soil amongst mown or cropped grass in pastures favouring limestone slopes.Dimensions: Cap 5-7cm dia; stem 5-7cm tall x 0.7-1.2cm dia. Cap: Dark brown or sepia, conical or campanulate, becoming more flattened and broadly umbonate, greasy or viscid; flesh: yellowish, thin, fairly fragile. Gills: Bright yellow, adnexed or free, broad, fairly distant. Stem: Yellowish but tending to blacken, more pallid at the base, more or less equal; ring absent. |
Spores: Hyaline, smooth, ellipsoid, non-amyloid, droplets, 8-11 x 5-7 µm . Basidia 4 spored; cystidia absent. Odour: Not Distinctive. Taste: Not Distinctive. Chemical Tests: None. Occurrence: Late Summer to Autumn. |
| Qualifying criterion: 4.4: uncommon species associated with unimproved grasslands |
| Justification: current BAP action for this species needs to be continued |
| Threats: habitat destruction, agricultural improvement, neglect of traditional grasslands, afforestation |
| Action Required: Research into grassland waxcap ecology; monitoring; protection and management of sites. |
Statistics:UK (excluding NI & CI) fungus records
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Total records: 74 |
| Earliest recording: 1888 | |
| Latest recording: 2006 | |
| Vice Counties and (frequency): 3(4); 6(2); 14(1); 19(1); 36(2); 37(1); 40(3); 41(1); 42(4); 43(3); 44(1); 45(9); 46(1); 49(9); 56(2); 63(3); 64(1); 69(1); 70 (1); 75(2); 76(2); 83(2); 102(7) | |
| Pre-1960: 5 records | |
| NBN Gateway grid map | Post-1960: 69 records |
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