Gliophorus [SEP] parent taxon
Gliophorus
Gliophorus is a genus of agaric fungi in the family Hygrophoraceae. "Gliophorus" species belong to a group known as waxcaps in English, sometimes also waxy caps in North America or waxgills in New Zealand. The genus was described by Czech mycologist Josef Herink in 1958, but is currently synonymized with "Hygrocybe" by most standard authorities. It has, however, been adopted in New Zealand which has an unusually large number of native "Gliophorus" species.
Recent molecular research, based on cladistic analysis of DNA
Gliophorus psittacinus
Gliophorus psittacinus, commonly known as the Parrot Toadstool or Parrot Waxcap, is a colourful member of the genus "Gliophorus", found across Northern Europe. It was formerly known as "Hygrocybe psittacina", but a molecular phylogenetics study found it to belong in the genus "Gliophorus". It had already been placed in "Gliophorus", but it had been considered a synonym of "Hygrocybe".
Description.
The Parrot Toadstool is a small mushroom, with a convex to umbonate cap 1–3 centimetres