Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales	Family: Hygrophoraceae
Species: Cuphophyllus pratensis var. pallidus (Berk. & Broome) Bon

Synonyms:

Camarophyllus pratensis var. pallidus Cap Cwyr Gwelw Cuphophyllus berkeleyi Hygrocybe angustifolia Hygrocybe berkeleyi Hygrocybe ortonii Hygrocybe pallida Hygrocybe pratensis var. pallida Hygrophorus berkeleyi Hygrophorus luteus f. pallidus Hygrophorus ortonii Hygrophorus pratensis var. pallidus

Common Name:

Pale Waxcap

A grassland indicator species

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

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Calcareous grassland: unimproved (3) Grassland and marsh (3) Neutral grassland: unimproved (3) Acid grassland (2) Acid grassland: semi-improved (1) Dry heath/acid grassland (1) Maritime cliff and slope: coastal grassland (1) Small parks and city squares (1) Woodland and scrub (1) Woodland: mixed (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil Grassy (17) Soil (16) Soil Leaves (2) Soil Mossy (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: August (3) September (11) October (27) November (17)