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Earthy Waxcap

Cuphophyllus fornicatus

774Records since 2000
OctoberPeak month
47Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan7
Feb7
Mar3
Apr1
May3
Jun5
Jul11
Aug8
Sep61
Oct371
Nov253
Dec16

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Gwynedd Wales104
2Powys Wales104
3Pembrokeshire Wales37
4Highland Scotland31
5Worcestershire England27
6Fermanagh and Omagh Northern Ireland19
7Oxfordshire England18
8Argyll and Bute Scotland17
9Isle of Anglesey Wales17
10Causeway Coast and Glens Northern Ireland15
11Cumbria England14
12Conwy Wales13
13Wrexham Wales12
14Mid and East Antrim Northern Ireland12
15Belfast Northern Ireland9
258 England66 Scotland318 Wales84 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 47 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
774
Peak month
October
Counties with records
47
Scientific name
Cuphophyllus fornicatus
Group
Fungi
NBN Atlas records since 2000
723
Most recorded in
Gwynedd, Powys
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Basidiomycota
Class
Agaricomycetes
Order
Agaricales
Family
Hygrophoraceae
Genus
Cuphophyllus
Name with authority
Cuphophyllus fornicatus (Fr.) Lodge, Padamsee & Vizzini
Contributing datasets
22

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q51993990 · GBIF 7387045