Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales	Family: Hygrophoraceae
Species: Hygrocybe coccinea (Schaeff.) P. Kumm.

Synonyms:

Agaricus coccineus Cap Cwyr Coch Hygrocybe coccinea var. umbonata Hygrophorus coccineus

Common Name:

Scarlet Waxcap

Swedish Indicator List: Woodland Indicator Species

A grassland indicator species

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Carex (10) Poaceae (2) Quercus robur (2) Poa (1) Fraxinus excelsior (1) Fagus sylvatica (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Acid grassland (45) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (30) Acid grassland: semi-improved (27) Calcareous grassland: unimproved (18) Acid grassland: unimproved (15) Calcareous grassland (13) Grassland and marsh (13) Cynosurus cristatus-Centaurea nigra grassland (10) Neutral grassland: unimproved (8) Sand-dune: dune grassland (7) Festuca ovina-Agrostis capillaris-Galium saxatile grassland (6) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (6) Woodland (5) Parkland and scattered trees (4) Small parks and city squares (4) Built up area, domestic (3) Grassland: acidic, upland (3) Grassland: calcareous, semi-improved, upland (3) Marsh/marshy grassland (3) Nardus stricta-Galium saxatile grassland (3) Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (3) Calcareous grassland: semi-improved (2) Festuca ovina - Agrostis capillaris-Thymus praecox grassland (2) Grassland: acidic, semi-improved, upland (2) Park lawns (2) Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (2) Bog (1) Boundaries: intact hedges, species-poor (1) Grassland: calcareous, lowland (1) Grassland: calcareous, unimproved, upland (1) Grassland: neutral, semi-improved, lowland (1) Grassland: neutral, unimproved, lowland (1) Heathland: dry heath/acid grassland mosaic, lowland (1) Marginal/inundation: marginal (1) Maritime cliff and slope: coastal grassland (1) Other artificial habitats (1) Poor semi-improved (1) Sand-dune (1) Scrub (1) Wet heath/acid grassland (1) Woodland and scrub (1) Woodland: broadleaved (1) Woodland: coniferous, plantation (1) Woodland: mixed (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil Grassy (213) Soil (110) Soil Mossy (16) Sand (2) Leaf Litter (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: January (4) March (1) July (1) August (13) September (37) October (288) November (275) December (23)