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Limestone Waxcap

Hygrocybe calciphila

143Records since 2000
OctoberPeak month
22Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May1
Jun0
Jul6
Aug16
Sep31
Oct55
Nov31
Dec2

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Pembrokeshire Wales28
2Highland Scotland14
3Bristol, City of England6
4Mid and East Antrim Northern Ireland6
5Monmouthshire Wales5
6Cornwall England4
7Perth and Kinross Scotland4
8Carmarthenshire Wales4
9Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland4
10Causeway Coast and Glens Northern Ireland3
11Fermanagh and Omagh Northern Ireland3
12Somerset England2
13Gloucestershire England2
14Powys Wales2
15Isle of Anglesey Wales2
33 England23 Scotland59 Wales15 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 22 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
143
Peak month
October
Counties with records
22
Scientific name
Hygrocybe calciphila
Group
Fungi
NBN Atlas records since 2000
138
Conservation designations
Scottish Biodiversity List
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Basidiomycota
Class
Agaricomycetes
Order
Agaricales
Family
Hygrophoraceae
Genus
Hygrocybe
Name with authority
Hygrocybe calciphila Arnolds

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1250988 · GBIF 2538703