Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales	Family: Hygrophoraceae
Species: Cuphophyllus russocoriaceus (Berk. & T.K. Mill.) Bon

Synonyms:

Camarophyllus russocoriaceus Hygrocybe russocoriacea Hygrophorus russocoriaceus

Common Name:

Cedarwood Waxcap

A grassland indicator species

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Carex (6) Poa (3) Poaceae (2) Alnus glutinosa (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Calcareous grassland (33) Acid grassland (16) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (12) Calcareous grassland: unimproved (11) Grassland and marsh (11) Acid grassland: semi-improved (7) Coastland: grey dunes (4) Grassland: calcareous, semi-improved, upland (3) Sand-dune: dune grassland (3) Woodland (3) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (3) Marsh/marshy grassland (2) Neutral grassland (2) Sand-dune (2) Scrub (2) Sesleria albicans-Galium sterneri grassland (2) Woodland: broadleaved (2) Woodland: mixed (2) Calcareous grassland: semi-improved (1) Festuca ovina-Agrostis capillaris-Galium saxatile grassland (1) Grassland: acidic, semi-improved, upland (1) Grassland: acidic, upland (1) Grassland: neutral, semi-improved, lowland (1) Heathland: wet dwarf shrub heath, upland (1) Maritime cliff and slope (1) Maritime cliff and slope: coastal grassland (1) Nardus stricta-Galium saxatile grassland (1) Neutral grassland: unimproved (1) Parkland and scattered trees (1) Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (1) Poor semi-improved (1) Sand-dune: dune scrub (1) Wet heath/acid grassland (1) Woodland and scrub (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil Grassy (96) Soil (68) Soil Mossy (2)

Months recorded in & number of records: March (2) September (4) October (150) November (206) December (10)