Roadless Areas
Home/Species/ Snow-white Waxgill

Cuphophyllus virgineus

(Wulfen) Kovalenko

Snow-white Waxgill

GNRUnranked Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.921298
Element CodeNFHYG03030
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumBasidiomycota
ClassBasidiomycetes
OrderAgaricales
FamilyHygrophoraceae
GenusCuphophyllus
Synonyms
Camarophyllus niveus(Scop.) WünscheCamarophyllus virgineus(Wulfen) P. Kumm.Hygrocybe nivea(Scop.) MurrillHygrocybe virginea(Wulfen) P.D. Orton & Watling
Other Common Names
Virginal Waxgill (EN)
Concept Reference
Schalkwijk-Barendsen, H.M.E. 1991. Mushrooms of Western Canada. Lone Pine Publishing, Edmonton. 414 pp.
Taxonomic Comments
According to Species Fungorum (2018), the current name of Cuphophyllus (=Camarophyllus) niveus is Cuphophyllus virgineus.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
IndianaSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
CanadaNNR
ProvinceRankNative
LabradorSNRYes
New BrunswickSUYes
Island of NewfoundlandSNRYes
ManitobaSUYes
AlbertaS3Yes
British ColumbiaS3Yes
Nova ScotiaSUYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (3)
Oregon (1)
AreaForestAcres
Twin LakesMt. Hood National Forest6,055
Pennsylvania (1)
AreaForestAcres
Tracy RidgeAllegheny National Forest9,034
Wisconsin (1)
AreaForestAcres
09011 - Flynn Lake Study AreaChequamegon-Nicolet National Forest5,951
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)