Provisional red data list of waxcaps in Flanders.

Provisional red data list of waxcaps in Flanders. - Waxcaps (Hygrocybe spp, ss. BOERTMAN 1995 and Camarophyllopsis spp.) in Flanders (northern Belgium ) are studied at the base of field work, herbaria, literature data and misc ellaneous observations. At present, since 1970, only 24 Hygrocybe species, 4 varieties and 2 Camarophyllopsis spp. are known to occur in the studied a rea. In particular, waxcap grasslands with more then 10 species are very ra re. A preliminary red data list of this group includes 21 species : 5 are c onsidered as "critically endangered", 3 as "endangered", 7 as "vulnerable" and 6 as "susceptible". Furthermore, two species are considered as "probabl y extinct" in the area.