page_title: Hygrocybe chlorophana
section_title: Conservation
hierarchical_section_title: Hygrocybe chlorophana / Conservation
context_page_description: Hygrocybe chlorophana is a species of agaric in the family Hygrophoraceae. It has been given the recommended English name of golden waxcap in the UK. The species has a largely north temperate distribution, occurring in grassland in Europe and in woodland in North America and northern Asia; it has also been reported from mountainous areas of southern Australia. It typically produces basidiocarps in the autumn. In a few European countries, H. chlorophana is of conservation concern, appearing on national red lists of threatened fungi.
context_section_description: In Europe, Hygrocybe chlorophana is typical of waxcap grasslands, a declining habitat due to changing agricultural practices.  Though considered to be one of the commoner species in the genus, the golden waxcap nonetheless appears on the official or provisional national red lists of threatened fungi in several European countries, including Germany (Bavaria), Poland,  and Switzerland. In 1997, the species was featured on a postage stamp issued by the Faeroe Islands.
caption: H. chlorophana on Faroe Islands stamp
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