Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales	Family: Hygrophoraceae
Species: Cuphophyllus fornicatus (Fr.) Lodge, Padamsee & Vizzini

Synonyms:

Camarophyllus fornicatus Camarophyllus streptopus Cap Cwyr Priddlyd Hygrocybe clivalis Hygrocybe fornicata Hygrocybe fornicata var. clivalis Hygrocybe fornicata var. fornicata Hygrocybe fornicata var. streptopus Hygrocybe streptopus Hygrophorus clivalis Hygrophorus fornicatus Hygrophorus fornicatus var. clivalis Hygrophorus streptopus

Common Name:

Earthy Waxcap

A complex with 3-4 possible species. The white variety, the aff fornicatus found on the Curragh and dark brown capped species. Also check for C. lepidopus which has a scaly stipe

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Poa (3) Poaceae (1) Carex (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Acid grassland: semi-improved (6) Calcareous grassland (6) Acid grassland (3) Calcareous grassland: unimproved (3) Neutral grassland: unimproved (3) Cynosurus cristatus-Centaurea nigra grassland (2) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (2) Sand-dune (2) Sesleria albicans-Galium sterneri grassland (2) Acid grassland: unimproved (1) Churchyards and cemeteries (1) Festuca ovina - Agrostis capillaris-Thymus praecox grassland (1) Grassland: calcareous, lowland (1) Grassland: calcareous, unimproved, upland (1) Grassland: calcareous, upland (1) Marsh/marshy grassland (1) Park lawns (1) Small parks and city squares (1) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil Grassy (32) Soil (21) Soil Mossy (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: March (1) August (1) September (4) October (42) November (69) December (1)