Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales	Family: Hygrophoraceae
Species: Gliophorus psittacinus (Schaeff.) Herink

Synonyms:

Agaricus psittacinus Cap Cwyr y Parot Hygrocybe psittacina Hygrocybe psittacina var. psittacina Hygrophorus psittacinus

Common Name:

Parrot Waxcap

A grassland indicator species

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Carex (15) Poa (9) Poaceae (3) Quercus (1) Sciadopitys verticullata (1) Larix (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Neutral grassland: semi-improved (47) Acid grassland (39) Acid grassland: semi-improved (34) Grassland and marsh (17) Calcareous grassland: unimproved (16) Calcareous grassland (15) Sand-dune: dune grassland (12) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (12) Acid grassland: unimproved (10) Neutral grassland: unimproved (7) Parkland and scattered trees (7) Woodland (7) Woodland: coniferous, plantation (7) Coastland: grey dunes (5) Woodland: mixed (5) Built up area, domestic (4) Grassland: calcareous, semi-improved, upland (4) Marsh/marshy grassland (4) Bog (3) Cynosurus cristatus-Centaurea nigra grassland (3) Grassland: acidic, upland (3) Neutral grassland (3) Woodland and scrub (3) Calcareous grassland: semi-improved (2) Festuca ovina-Agrostis capillaris-Galium saxatile grassland (2) Grassland: acidic, semi-improved, upland (2) Grassland: calcareous, unimproved, upland (2) Grassland: neutral, unimproved, lowland (2) Nardus stricta-Galium saxatile grassland (2) Park lawns (2) Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (2) Scrub (2) Small parks and city squares (2) Woodland: broadleaved (2) Boundaries: defunct hedge (1) Boundaries: hedge with trees (1) Built-up areas (1) Grassland: calcareous, lowland (1) Holcus lanatus-Juncus effusus rush-pasture (1) Marginal/inundation: marginal (1) Maritime cliff and slope: coastal grassland (1) Mire: blanket bog (1) Sand-dune (1) Sand-dune: dune heath (1) Scrub: scattered (1) Wet heath/acid grassland (1) Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (1) Woodland: mixed, plantation (1) Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (1) Woodland: plantation (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil Grassy (187) Soil (157) Soil Mossy (18) Twig (5) Dead Attached Leaf (2) Fallen Branch (1) Fence post (1) Sand (1) Soil Leaves (1) Wood (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: January (5) March (10) May (1) July (1) August (32) September (57) October (309) November (277) December (34)