Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales	Family: Hygrophoraceae
Species: Cuphophyllus pratensis var. pratensis (Fr.) Bon

Synonyms:

Agaricus claviformis Agaricus miniatus Agaricus pratensis Camarophyllus pratensis Cuphophyllus pratensis Gymnopus pratensis Hygrocybe pratensis Hygrocybe pratensis var. pratensis Hygrocybe pratensis var. roseipes Hygrophorus pratensis Psalliota pratensis

Common Name:

Meadow Waxcap

Swedish Indicator List: Woodland Indicator Species

A grassland indicator species

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Carex (14) Poa (9) Poaceae (5) Betula pubescens (1) Corylus avellana (1) Fagus sylvatica (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Neutral grassland: semi-improved (46) Acid grassland (42) Acid grassland: semi-improved (32) Calcareous grassland (16) Calcareous grassland: unimproved (15) Cynosurus cristatus-Centaurea nigra grassland (13) Grassland and marsh (13) Acid grassland: unimproved (12) Neutral grassland: unimproved (12) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (12) Parkland and scattered trees (7) Built up area, domestic (6) Small parks and city squares (6) Woodland (6) Festuca ovina-Agrostis capillaris-Galium saxatile grassland (5) Grassland: calcareous, semi-improved, upland (5) Marsh/marshy grassland (5) Grassland: acidic, upland (4) Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (4) Scrub (4) Grassland: neutral, unimproved, lowland (3) Nardus stricta-Galium saxatile grassland (3) Neutral grassland (3) Sand-dune: dune grassland (3) Woodland and scrub (3) Woodland: mixed (3) Boundaries: defunct hedge (2) Calcareous grassland: semi-improved (2) Gardens (2) Grassland: acidic, semi-improved, upland (2) Grassland: neutral, semi-improved, lowland (2) Maritime cliff and slope: coastal grassland (2) Maritime cliff and slope: coastal heathland (2) Park lawns (2) Sand-dune (2) Woodland: broadleaved (2) Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (2) Bog (1) Dry heath/acid grassland (1) Grassland: calcareous, unimproved, upland (1) Grassland: calcareous, upland (1) Parkland and scattered trees: broadleaved (1) Poor semi-improved (1) Scrub: scattered (1) Wet heath/acid grassland (1) Woodland: coniferous, plantation (1) Woodland: mixed, plantation (1) Woodland: plantation (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil Grassy (221) Soil (147) Soil Mossy (17) Soil Leaves (2) Dead Wood (1) Fallen Branch (1) Grass (1) Stump (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: January (3) February (2) March (3) August (8) September (53) October (297) November (273) December (26)