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(Cuphophyllus pratensis) (Fr.) Bon

(Hygrocybe pratensis) (Pers.: Fr.) Murrill

                                           ©Per Fadnes

Cuphophyllus pratensis is a relatively large, fleshy, dry waxcap with brown colors. It has light decurrent gills and thick stem. Considered as one of the few edible wax caps. Due to DNA sequencing meadow waxcap comes out as everal related species and should therfor be named Cuphophyllus pratensis (coll).

Characteristics:

Cap	Gills	Stem	Similar species
Fleshy, up to 120mm. Dry, minutely granular when young. First conical later applanate, brownish, orange to apricot.  Often with a broad umbo	Normally light cream to orange, deep decurrent, often with lighter edge	Fleshy, up to 150 mm long. Cylinder-shaped, often attenuated downwards. Finely fibrillose, dry, yellow to cream	Hygrophorus nemoreus but this smells farinose   and grows under Quercus.

Ecology/Indicatorvalue:

C. pratensis is a relatively common waxcap that appears to have limited requirements. It therefore has limited indicator value.

Redlistcategory: Not listed

Fructification in Norway: From beginning of July to end of December, main ly in September/October.

Distributionmap

References:

David Boertmann.2010, The genus Hygrocybe, 2nd revised edition. Fungi of

Northern Europe vol. 1 Svampetryk, Danmark.