Summary ²

Cuphophyllus virgineus is a species of agaric (gilled mushroom) in the family Hygrophoraceae. It has been given the recommended English name of snowy waxcap in the UK. The species has a largely north temperate distribution, occurring in grassland in Europe and in woodland in North America and northern Asia, but is also known from Australia. It typically produces basidiocarps (fruit bodies) in the autumn.

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1. (c) Christian, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://images.mushroomobserver.org/640/499676.jpg
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuphophyllus_virgineus

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