Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales Family: Hygrophoraceae
Species: Porpolomopsis calyptriformis (Berk.) Bresinsky
Synonyms: Agaricus calyptriformis
balgain cheann-phinc
balgan ceann-phinc
Cap Cwyr Pinc
Humidicutis calyptriformis
Hygrocybe calyptraeformis
Hygrocybe calyptriformis
Hygrocybe calyptriformis f. calyptriformis
Hygrocybe calyptriformis f. nivea
Hygrocybe calyptriformis var. calyptriformis
Hygrocybe calyptriformis var. domingensis
Hygrophorus calyptraeformis
Hygrophorus calyptriformis
Hygrophorus calyptriformis var. niveus
Pink Ballerina
Pink Ballerina or Pink Meadow-cap
Pink Waxcap
Common Name: Pink Waxcap


A grassland indicator species
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Porpolomopsis calyptriformisPhotographer: © David Mitchel
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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Poa (2)
Quercus (2)
Fraxinus (1)
Carex (1)
Poaceae (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Neutral grassland: semi-improved (11)
Neutral grassland: unimproved (8)
Cynosurus cristatus-Centaurea nigra grassland (7)
Built up area, domestic (5)
Acid grassland: semi-improved (4)
Built-up areas (4)
Small parks and city squares (3)
Acid grassland (2)
Acid grassland: unimproved (2)
Boundaries: intact hedge (2)
Grassland and marsh (2)
Grassland: neutral, unimproved, lowland (2)
Marsh/marshy grassland (2)
Neutral grassland (2)
Parkland and scattered trees (2)
Calcareous grassland: unimproved (1)
Festuca ovina-Agrostis capillaris-Galium saxatile grassland (1)
Gardens (1)
Grassland: neutral, semi-improved, lowland (1)
Heathland: wet dwarf shrub heath, upland (1)
Woodland (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Soil Grassy (65)
Soil (28)
Soil Mossy (5)
Fallen Leaf (1)
Leaf Litter (1)
Standing Dead Stem (1)
Wood (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
August (13)
September (41)
October (99)
November (54)
December (4)