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A waxcap

Cuphophyllus lacmus

106Records since 2000
OctoberPeak month
13Counties with records
VulnerableIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan1
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May1
Jun0
Jul0
Aug2
Sep12
Oct53
Nov29
Dec6

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Gwynedd Wales25
2Highland Scotland24
3Argyll and Bute Scotland10
4Powys Wales8
5Cornwall England7
6Devon England4
7Perth and Kinross Scotland3
8Causeway Coast and Glens Northern Ireland3
9Lisburn and Castlereagh Northern Ireland3
10Nottinghamshire England2
11Belfast Northern Ireland2
12Oxfordshire England1
13North Yorkshire England1
15 England42 Scotland32 Wales7 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 13 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
106
Peak month
October
Counties with records
13
IUCN Red List
Vulnerable
Scientific name
Cuphophyllus lacmus
Group
Fungi
NBN Atlas records since 2000
101
Conservation designations
Biodiversity List – Northern Ireland
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Basidiomycota
Class
Agaricomycetes
Order
Agaricales
Family
Hygrophoraceae
Genus
Cuphophyllus
Name with authority
Cuphophyllus lacmus (Schumach.) Bon

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q56328319 · GBIF 2538616