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(Cuphophyllus flavipes) (Britzelm.) Bon  (Cuphophyllus flavipesoides) J.B. Jordal & E. Larss

(Hygrocybe flavipes) (Britzelm.) Arnolds

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Cuphophyllus flavipes is a relatively large grayish to gray-brown waxcap. The stem is fibrillose with a clear yellow color at the base. Grows often several together in moss. Yellow foot waxcap has by DNA sequencing been shown to consist of two species, C. flavipes and C. flavipesoides that cannot be distinguished morphologically. C. flavipesoides seems to be the most common species in Norway and C. flavipes has a more southern distribution reaching north to South Western Norway. It should therefore be referred to as C. flavipes (coll) if it has not bveen DNA sequenced.

Characteristics:

Cap	Gills	Stipe	Similar species
Up to 40mm often with an umbo. Lubricouse at least in moist weather. Conical, applanate later funnel formed Grey-brown/Grey, Hygrophanous	Short to deeply decurrent sometimes furcate. Grey to brown-grey often with lighter edge.	Up to 50 mm, cylindrical, tapering towards the end. Light grey.   Basis yellow, but can be indistinctly when old.	C. lacmus but this has no yellow color on stem.

Ecology/Indicator-value:

Cuphophyllus flavipes is relatively rare, but is found at a number of locations in SW-Norway. It has high indicator-value and often grows together with other rare and redlisted grasslandfungi.

Fructification in Norway: From beginning of August to medio November, mainly in September/October.

Redlistcategory: VU - vulnerable

Other Nordic countries:

Sweden	Denmark	Finland
NT – near threatened	VU – vulnerable	not listed

Distributionmap

References:

David Boertmann.2010, The genus Hygrocybe, 2nd revised edition. Fungi of

Northern Europe vol. 1 Svampetryk, Danmark.