Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales	Family: Hygrophoraceae
Species: Cuphophyllus virgineus var. virgineus (Wulfen) Kovalenko

Synonyms:

Agaricus niveus Agaricus subradiatus Agaricus virgineus Camarophyllus niveus Camarophyllus subradiatus Camarophyllus virgineus Cap Cwyr Claerwyn Cuphophyllus niveus Cuphophyllus niveus f. roseipes Cuphophyllus subradiatus Cuphophyllus virgineus Hygrocybe nivea Hygrocybe subradiata Hygrocybe virginea Hygrocybe virginea f. roseipes Hygrocybe virginea var. roseipes Hygrocybe virginea var. virginea Hygrophorus niveus Hygrophorus niveus var. roseipes Hygrophorus roseipes Hygrophorus subradiatus Hygrophorus virgineus Hygrophorus virgineus var. roseipes Omphalia virginea

Common Name:

Snowy Waxcap

A grassland indicator species

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Carex (21) Poa (17) Poaceae (16) Quercus (3) Betula (2) Alnus glutinosa (2) Paecilomyces marquandii (2) Fagus sylvatica (2) Pinus (1) Sphagnum (1) Ulex europaeus (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Neutral grassland: semi-improved (82) Acid grassland (42) Acid grassland: semi-improved (41) Calcareous grassland (28) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (25) Calcareous grassland: unimproved (21) Grassland and marsh (17) Built up area, domestic (16) Woodland (15) Parkland and scattered trees (12) Woodland: mixed (12) Acid grassland: unimproved (11) Neutral grassland (10) Neutral grassland: unimproved (10) Sand-dune: dune grassland (9) Cynosurus cristatus-Centaurea nigra grassland (8) Woodland and scrub (8) Woodland: broadleaved (8) Coastland: grey dunes (7) Marsh/marshy grassland (7) Churchyards and cemeteries (6) Grassland: calcareous, semi-improved, upland (6) Woodland: coniferous, plantation (6) Grassland: calcareous, unimproved, upland (5) Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (5) Scrub (5) Festuca ovina-Agrostis capillaris-Galium saxatile grassland (4) Grassland: acidic, upland (4) Improved grassland (4) Sand-dune: dune slack (4) Small parks and city squares (4) Bog (3) Marginal/inundation: marginal (3) Maritime cliff and slope: coastal grassland (3) Parkland and scattered trees: broadleaved (3) Sesleria albicans-Galium sterneri grassland (3) Built up areas: Gardens (2) Calcareous grassland: semi-improved (2) Grassland: acidic, semi-improved, upland (2) Grassland: neutral, semi-improved, lowland (2) Grassland: neutral, unimproved, lowland (2) Park lawns (2) Poor semi-improved (2) Sand-dune: dune heath (2) Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (2) Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (2) Bog: raised (1) Boundaries: defunct hedge (1) Boundaries: hedge with trees (1) Built up areas: Public amenity (1) Built-up areas (1) Festuca ovina - Agrostis capillaris-Thymus praecox grassland (1) Grassland: acidic, unimproved, lowland (1) Grassland: calcareous, lowland (1) Grassland: calcareous, upland (1) Heathland: wet dwarf shrub heath, upland (1) Maritime cliff and slope: coastal heathland (1) Mire: blanket bog (1) Other artificial habitats (1) Sand-dune (1) Scrub: scattered (1) Urban parks, playing and sports fields (1) Wet heath/acid grassland (1) Woodland: mixed, plantation (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil Grassy (277) Soil (229) Soil Mossy (14) Soil Leaves (6) Moss (3) Grass (1) Mossy Bark (1) Sand (1) Soil sandy (1) Wood (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: January (8) March (6) June (1) August (4) September (44) October (446) November (440) December (30)