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Snowy Waxcap - Cuphophyllus virgineus Cap was convex, hygrophanous, white, and had a tattered margin with horizontal lines that looked like lines of latitude. White, nearly distant, decurrent gills with frequent short gills. White stipe that curved at the base and had a yellow tint.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing on the ground in a deciduous forest.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/145403/snowy_waxcap_-_cuphophyllus_virgineus.html" title="Snowy Waxcap - Cuphophyllus virgineus"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/145403_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=4kiZ6oCCC7hI9r6Jp8PGnqHF%2Bco%3D" width="150" height="152" alt="Snowy Waxcap - Cuphophyllus virgineus Cap was convex, hygrophanous, white, and had a tattered margin with horizontal lines that looked like lines of latitude. White, nearly distant, decurrent gills with frequent short gills. White stipe that curved at the base and had a yellow tint.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing on the ground in a deciduous forest.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/145403/snowy_waxcap_-_cuphophyllus_virgineus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/145399/snowy_waxcap_-_cuphophyllus_virgineus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/145400/snowy_waxcap_-_cuphophyllus_virgineus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/145402/snowy_waxcap_-_cuphophyllus_virgineus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/145401/snowy_waxcap_-_cuphophyllus_virgineus.html Cuphophyllus virgineus,Fall,Geotagged,Snowy Waxcap,United States" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/145399/snowy_waxcap_-_cuphophyllus_virgineus.html" title="Snowy Waxcap - Cuphophyllus virgineus"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/145399_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=cfhAq2%2FcLgD2jumd9iKLlNAsoVU%3D" width="200" height="130" alt="Snowy Waxcap - Cuphophyllus virgineus Cap was convex, hygrophanous, white, and had a tattered margin with horizontal lines that looked like lines of latitude. 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White stipe that curved at the base and had a yellow tint.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing on the ground in a deciduous forest.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/145403/snowy_waxcap_-_cuphophyllus_virgineus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/145399/snowy_waxcap_-_cuphophyllus_virgineus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/145400/snowy_waxcap_-_cuphophyllus_virgineus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/145402/snowy_waxcap_-_cuphophyllus_virgineus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/145401/snowy_waxcap_-_cuphophyllus_virgineus.html Cuphophyllus virgineus,Fall,Geotagged,Snowy Waxcap,United States" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/145400/snowy_waxcap_-_cuphophyllus_virgineus.html" title="Snowy Waxcap - Cuphophyllus virgineus"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/145400_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=JVXK7tYOQHyUzQ4%2F8GkarmKH75w%3D" width="200" height="156" alt="Snowy Waxcap - Cuphophyllus virgineus Cap was convex, hygrophanous, white, and had a tattered margin with horizontal lines that looked like lines of latitude. White, nearly distant, decurrent gills with frequent short gills. White stipe that curved at the base and had a yellow tint.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing on the ground in a deciduous forest.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/145403/snowy_waxcap_-_cuphophyllus_virgineus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/145399/snowy_waxcap_-_cuphophyllus_virgineus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/145400/snowy_waxcap_-_cuphophyllus_virgineus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/145402/snowy_waxcap_-_cuphophyllus_virgineus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/145401/snowy_waxcap_-_cuphophyllus_virgineus.html Cuphophyllus virgineus,Fall,Geotagged,Snowy Waxcap,United States" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/145402/snowy_waxcap_-_cuphophyllus_virgineus.html" title="Snowy Waxcap - Cuphophyllus virgineus"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/145402_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=oCvJO9ALNZhFV15%2FrTutX6DXnrM%3D" width="200" height="142" alt="Snowy Waxcap - Cuphophyllus virgineus Cap was convex, hygrophanous, white, and had a tattered margin with horizontal lines that looked like lines of latitude. White, nearly distant, decurrent gills with frequent short gills. White stipe that curved at the base and had a yellow tint.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing on the ground in a deciduous forest.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/145403/snowy_waxcap_-_cuphophyllus_virgineus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/145399/snowy_waxcap_-_cuphophyllus_virgineus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/145400/snowy_waxcap_-_cuphophyllus_virgineus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/145402/snowy_waxcap_-_cuphophyllus_virgineus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/145401/snowy_waxcap_-_cuphophyllus_virgineus.html Cuphophyllus virgineus,Fall,Geotagged,Snowy Waxcap,United States" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/145401/snowy_waxcap_-_cuphophyllus_virgineus.html" title="Snowy Waxcap - Cuphophyllus virgineus"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/145401_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=6gSlzR6F787%2FEUbMHEzJ1wCTJC4%3D" width="200" height="192" alt="Snowy Waxcap - Cuphophyllus virgineus Cap was convex, hygrophanous, white, and had a tattered margin with horizontal lines that looked like lines of latitude. White, nearly distant, decurrent gills with frequent short gills. White stipe that curved at the base and had a yellow tint.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing on the ground in a deciduous forest.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/145403/snowy_waxcap_-_cuphophyllus_virgineus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/145399/snowy_waxcap_-_cuphophyllus_virgineus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/145400/snowy_waxcap_-_cuphophyllus_virgineus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/145402/snowy_waxcap_-_cuphophyllus_virgineus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/145401/snowy_waxcap_-_cuphophyllus_virgineus.html Cuphophyllus,Cuphophyllus virgineus,Fall,Geotagged,Snowy Waxcap,United States,fungus,mushroom,waxcap" /></a></figure> Cuphophyllus virgineus,Fall,Geotagged,Snowy Waxcap,United States Click/tap to enlarge

Snowy Waxcap - Cuphophyllus virgineus

Cap was convex, hygrophanous, white, and had a tattered margin with horizontal lines that looked like lines of latitude. White, nearly distant, decurrent gills with frequent short gills. White stipe that curved at the base and had a yellow tint.

Habitat: Growing on the ground in a deciduous forest.

Snowy Waxcap - Cuphophyllus virgineus Cap was convex, hygrophanous, white, and had a tattered margin with horizontal lines that looked like lines of latitude. White, nearly distant, decurrent gills with frequent short gills. White stipe that curved at the base and had a yellow tint.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing on the ground in a deciduous forest.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/145403/snowy_waxcap_-_cuphophyllus_virgineus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/145399/snowy_waxcap_-_cuphophyllus_virgineus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/145400/snowy_waxcap_-_cuphophyllus_virgineus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/145402/snowy_waxcap_-_cuphophyllus_virgineus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/145401/snowy_waxcap_-_cuphophyllus_virgineus.html Cuphophyllus virgineus,Fall,Geotagged,Snowy Waxcap,United States

Snowy Waxcap - Cuphophyllus virgineus Cap was convex, hygrophanous, white, and had a tattered margin with horizontal lines that looked like lines of latitude. White, nearly distant, decurrent gills with frequent short gills. White stipe that curved at the base and had a yellow tint.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing on the ground in a deciduous forest.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/145403/snowy_waxcap_-_cuphophyllus_virgineus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/145399/snowy_waxcap_-_cuphophyllus_virgineus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/145400/snowy_waxcap_-_cuphophyllus_virgineus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/145402/snowy_waxcap_-_cuphophyllus_virgineus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/145401/snowy_waxcap_-_cuphophyllus_virgineus.html Cuphophyllus virgineus,Fall,Geotagged,Snowy Waxcap,United States

Snowy Waxcap - Cuphophyllus virgineus Cap was convex, hygrophanous, white, and had a tattered margin with horizontal lines that looked like lines of latitude. White, nearly distant, decurrent gills with frequent short gills. White stipe that curved at the base and had a yellow tint.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing on the ground in a deciduous forest.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/145403/snowy_waxcap_-_cuphophyllus_virgineus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/145399/snowy_waxcap_-_cuphophyllus_virgineus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/145400/snowy_waxcap_-_cuphophyllus_virgineus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/145402/snowy_waxcap_-_cuphophyllus_virgineus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/145401/snowy_waxcap_-_cuphophyllus_virgineus.html Cuphophyllus virgineus,Fall,Geotagged,Snowy Waxcap,United States

Snowy Waxcap - Cuphophyllus virgineus Cap was convex, hygrophanous, white, and had a tattered margin with horizontal lines that looked like lines of latitude. White, nearly distant, decurrent gills with frequent short gills. White stipe that curved at the base and had a yellow tint.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing on the ground in a deciduous forest.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/145403/snowy_waxcap_-_cuphophyllus_virgineus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/145399/snowy_waxcap_-_cuphophyllus_virgineus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/145400/snowy_waxcap_-_cuphophyllus_virgineus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/145402/snowy_waxcap_-_cuphophyllus_virgineus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/145401/snowy_waxcap_-_cuphophyllus_virgineus.html Cuphophyllus virgineus,Fall,Geotagged,Snowy Waxcap,United States

Snowy Waxcap - Cuphophyllus virgineus Cap was convex, hygrophanous, white, and had a tattered margin with horizontal lines that looked like lines of latitude. White, nearly distant, decurrent gills with frequent short gills. White stipe that curved at the base and had a yellow tint.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing on the ground in a deciduous forest.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/145403/snowy_waxcap_-_cuphophyllus_virgineus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/145399/snowy_waxcap_-_cuphophyllus_virgineus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/145400/snowy_waxcap_-_cuphophyllus_virgineus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/145402/snowy_waxcap_-_cuphophyllus_virgineus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/145401/snowy_waxcap_-_cuphophyllus_virgineus.html Cuphophyllus,Cuphophyllus virgineus,Fall,Geotagged,Snowy Waxcap,United States,fungus,mushroom,waxcap

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The Snowy Waxcap

"Cuphophyllus virgineus" is a species of agaric in the family Hygrophoraceae. Its recommended English common name is 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.

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Similar species: Agaricales
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Uploaded Jan 9, 2023. Captured Oct 8, 2021 11:17 in 9 East St, Litchfield, CT 06759, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 90D
  • f/5.0
  • 1/99s
  • ISO500
  • 100mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.