Cuphophyllus fornicatus (Fr.) Lodge, Padamsee & Vizzini
(Earthy Waxcap)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCuphophyllus fornicatus (Earthy 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 fornicatus (Earthy Waxcap) :
1: Cuphophyllus fornicatus (Earthy Waxcap)
1 Nov 2006 OSGR: SK15 53° 0’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: Derby (VC 57) England
in grass . Photos: Pale ("Hygrocybe clivalis") form: field and microscope photos
Image 1: Cap - in situ - close-upImage 2: Cap - oblique view - close-upImage 3: Cap - side view - close-upImage 4: CollectionImage 5: Fruitbodies - in situ (c) and two lain down to show gills and stipeImage 6: Fruitbody - side view - in situ - close-upImage 7: Fruitbody - side view - lain down - close-upImage 8: Gills - close-upImage 9: Spores - magnifiedImage 10: Spores - highly magnified

Cuphophyllus fornicatus (Earthy Waxcap) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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

An uncommon, dull-coloured waxcap, it has a whitish, greyish or greyish brown cap, white adnate or emarginate gills and a white stipe. The edges sometimes turn slowly reddish when bruised. It grows in clusters or small groups in unimproved grassland and fixed dunes as well as frondose woodland on rich soils.

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