Cuphophyllus colemannianus (A. Bloxam) Bon
(Toasted Waxcap)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCuphophyllus colemannianus (Toasted Waxcap)
GenusCuphophyllus (a subgenus of waxcaps)
FamilyHYGROPHORACEAE (waxcaps and woodwaxes)
OrderAGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Cuphophyllus colemannianus (Toasted Waxcap) :
1: Cuphophyllus colemannianus (Toasted Waxcap)
1 Nov 2006 OSGR: SK15 53° 0’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: Derby (VC 57) England
8 fruitbodies, growing out of rabbit hole
Image 1: Caps - top view - close-upImage 2: Cap - top view - close-upImage 3: CollectionImage 4: Fruitbodies - lain down to show caps and stipesImage 5: Fruitbodies - oblique view - in situImage 6: Fruitbodies - side view - in situImage 7: Fruitbodies - top view - in situImage 8: Fruitbody - side view showing cap - lain downImage 9: Fruitbody - side view showing gills and stipe - lain down
2: Cuphophyllus colemannianus (Toasted Waxcap)
1 Nov 2006 OSGR: SK15 53° 0’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: Derby (VC 57) England
in grass, old specimen
Image 1: Fruitbody - lain down to show cap and stipe - close-upImage 2: Fruitbody - lain down to show gills and stipe - close-upImage 3: Fruitbody - lain down to show gills - close-upImage 4: Fruitbody - side view - in situ - close-upImage 5: Fruitbody - top view - in situ - close-upImage 6: Spores - from edge of print - magnifiedImage 7: Spores - magnifiedImage 8: Spores - highly magnified
3: Cuphophyllus colemannianus (Toasted Waxcap)
13 Oct 2006 OSGR: SK15 53° 10’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: Derby (VC 57) England
in grassland . Photos: Fruitbody on pale background
Image 1: Fruitbody - cap - damaged - pale backgroundImage 2: Fruitbody - underside showing gills and stipe - pale backgroundImage 3: Fruitbody - underside showing gills and stipe - pale background (2)Image 4: Fruitbody - underside showing stipe - pale backgroundImage 5: Gills and stipe apex - close-up - enlargedImage 6: Gills at cap margin - close-up - enlargedImage 7: Spores - magnifiedImage 8: Spores - highly magnified
4: Cuphophyllus colemannianus (Toasted Waxcap)
8 Nov 2005 OSGR: SU46 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
5 fruitbodies in heathy grassland . Photos: Fruitbodies, collection, spores
Image 1: Cap - in situImage 2: CollectionImage 3: Fruitbody - lain downImage 4: Fruitbody - lain down to show gillsImage 5: Cap cuticle - magnifiedImage 6: Cap cuticle - magnified (2)Image 7: Cap cuticle - magnified (3)Image 8: Spores - magnifiedImage 9: Spores - magnified (2)Image 10: Spores - magnified (3)Image 11: Spores - highly magnified
5: Cuphophyllus colemannianus (Toasted Waxcap)
20 Oct 1985 OSGR: ST25 51° 20’ N, 3° 0’ W Vice County: North Somerset (VC 6) England
on old sand dunes
Image 1: Fruitbody - side view - in situ - base exposedImage 2: Fruitbody - side view - lain downImage 3: Fruitbody - side view - lain down (2)Image 4: Fruitbody - side view showing gills - lain downImage 5: Fruitbody - in situ - side view - enlargedImage 6: Fruitbody - in situ - top view - enlargedImage 7: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 8: DescriptionImage 9: Description - contd
6: Cuphophyllus colemannianus (Toasted Waxcap)
21 Oct 1980 OSGR: SU38 51° 30’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: North Wilts (VC 7) England
In Brachypodium on N-facing downland slope
Image 1: CollectionImage 2: Fruitbody - side view showing gills - in situImage 3: Fruitbody - side view showing gills - in situ (2)Image 4: Fruitbody - side view showing gills - in situ - base exposedImage 5: Fruitbody - side view showing gills - lain downImage 6: Fruitbody - top viewImage 7: Fruitbody - top view - in situImage 8: Gills - close-upImage 9: DescriptionImage 10: Description - contd
7: Cuphophyllus colemannianus (Toasted Waxcap)
21 Oct 1980 OSGR: SU38 51° 30’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: North Wilts (VC 7) England
In Brachypodium on N-facing downland slope
Image 1: CollectionImage 2: Fruitbodies - side views showing gills - lain downImage 3: Fruitbody - top view - in situImage 4: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 5: DescriptionImage 6: Description - contd
8: Cuphophyllus colemannianus (Toasted Waxcap)
5 Nov 1978 OSGR: SU73 51° 0’ N, 0° 60’ W Vice County: North Hants (VC 12) England
In short grass on chalk downland
Image 1: CollectionImage 2: Description
9: Cuphophyllus colemannianus (Toasted Waxcap)
29 Oct 1977 OSGR: SU73 51° 0’ N, 0° 60’ W Vice County: North Hants (VC 12) England
in grassland
Image 1: Fruitbody - side view showing gills - upturnedImage 2: Fruitbody - top view - in istu

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Cullington, P. 2014 Some Interesting Finds at the BMS Autumn Foray in East Anglia, October 19-26, 2013 Field Mycology Vol 15 (4): 130-134.

Cuphophyllus colemannianus (Toasted Waxcap) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Cuphophyllus colemannianus (Toasted Waxcap)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Cuphophyllus colemannianus (Toasted Waxcap)

A waxcap with a dry brown cap. It grows in small groups on unfertilised grassland and is widespread and occasional to rather rare, but perhaps more frequent on chalk.

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