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Cuphophyllus pratensis

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Meadow Waxgill

GNRUnranked Found in 7 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.921297
Element CodeNFHYG03020
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumBasidiomycota
ClassBasidiomycetes
OrderAgaricales
FamilyHygrophoraceae
GenusCuphophyllus
Synonyms
Camarophyllus pratensis(Fr.) P. Kumm.Hygrocybe pratensis(Fr.) MurrillHygrophorus pratensis(Pers.) Fr.
Concept Reference
Schalkwijk-Barendsen, H.M.E. 1991. Mushrooms of Western Canada. Lone Pine Publishing, Edmonton. 414 pp.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
Nova ScotiaSUYes
AlbertaS3Yes
QuebecS5Yes
ManitobaS2Yes
British ColumbiaS3Yes
Island of NewfoundlandSNRYes
New BrunswickSUYes
SaskatchewanSUYes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
OregonSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
DurationEPHEMERAL FRUITING BODY
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (7)
Alaska (2)
AreaForestAcres
MadanTongass National Forest68,553
North WrangellTongass National Forest8,091
Arkansas (1)
AreaForestAcres
Richland CreekOzark-St. Francis National Forest571
Washington (2)
AreaForestAcres
Abercrombie - HooknoseColville National Forest33,862
LightningOlympic National Forest7,179
West Virginia (2)
AreaForestAcres
Tea Creek MountainMonongahela National Forest8,295
Turkey MountainMonongahela National Forest6,421
References (5)
  1. Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2018. <i>In</i> Index Fungorum-Species Fungorum (<a href="https://indexfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://indexfungorum.org</a> and <a href="https://speciesfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://speciesfungorum.org</a>) database export on 16 June 2018. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  2. Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2025. <i>In</i> Index Fungorum-Species Fungorum (<a href="https://indexfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://indexfungorum.org</a> and <a href="https://speciesfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://speciesfungorum.org</a>) database export on 29 September 2025. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  3. MycoBank. 2025. MycoBank database download, export date January 2025. International Mycological Association. [http://www.mycobank.org]
  4. Schalkwijk-Barendsen, H.M.E. 1991. Mushrooms of Western Canada. Lone Pine Publishing, Edmonton. 414 pp.
  5. Species Fungorum. 2014. Species Fungorum Partnership (CABI, IT IS, Catalogue of Life). http://www.speciesfungorum.org (accessed 2014)