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Meadow Waxcap

Cuphophyllus pratensis

5,675Records since 2000
OctoberPeak month
96Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan117
Feb32
Mar24
Apr15
May17
Jun12
Jul27
Aug138
Sep663
Oct2,494
Nov1,795
Dec220

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Gwynedd Wales509
2Highland Scotland493
3Powys Wales389
4Pembrokeshire Wales285
5Argyll and Bute Scotland189
6Cumbria England121
7Cornwall England117
8Worcestershire England107
9Bristol, City of England101
10Gloucestershire England98
11Calderdale England86
12Causeway Coast and Glens Northern Ireland83
13Norfolk England81
14Devon England75
15Lisburn and Castlereagh Northern Ireland73
2,449 England1,074 Scotland1,524 Wales542 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 96 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
5,675
Peak month
October
Counties with records
96
Scientific name
Cuphophyllus pratensis
Group
Fungi
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Basidiomycota
Class
Agaricomycetes
Order
Agaricales
Family
Hygrophoraceae
Genus
Cuphophyllus
Name with authority
Cuphophyllus pratensis (Pers.) Bon
Contributing datasets
34

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q934772 · GBIF 3291564