Species Detail - Heath Waxcap (Gliophorus laetus) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "Fungal Records for Ireland".
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).Marine Map - 50km
Marine Map - 50km
Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).
Gliophorus laetus
Heath Waxcap
BMSSYS0000045737
RecommendedWell-formed
Agaricus laetus Pers., Hygrocybe laeta (Pers.) P. Kumm., Hygrocybe laeta (Pers. ex Fr.) P. Kumm., Hygrocybe laeta var. laeta , Hygrocybe laeta var. laeta (Pers.) P. Kumm., Hygrophorus houghtoni Berk. & Broome, Hygrophorus houghtonii Berk. & Broome, Hygrophorus houghtonii Berk. & Br., Hygrophorus laetus (Pers. ex Fr.) Fr., Hygrophorus laetus (Pers.) Fr.
N/A
gllae
(Pers.) Herink
Fungus
Species
30
21
18
22/09/1936
06/11/2007
12 July (recorded in 2016)
26 December (recorded in 2020)
British Mycological Society, Fungal Records for Ireland, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Heath Waxcap (Gliophorus laetus), accessed 13 June 2025, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/77/Species/196320>