Species Detail - Snowy Waxcap (Cuphophyllus virgineus var. virgineus) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "General Biodiversity Records from Ireland".
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).Marine Map - 50km
Marine Map - 50km
Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).
Cuphophyllus virgineus var. virgineus
Snowy Waxcap
BMSSYS0000533719
RecommendedWell-formed
Agaricus niveus Scop., Agaricus subradiatus Schumach., Agaricus virgineus Krombh., Agaricus virgineus Wulfen, Camarophyllus niveus (Scop.) Wünsche, Camarophyllus niveus (Scop. Fr.) Wunsche, Camarophyllus subradiatus (Schum. ex Secr.) Wunsche, Camarophyllus virgineus (Wulf ex Fr.) Kummer, Camarophyllus virgineus (Wulfen) P. Kumm., Cuphophyllus niveus (Scop.) Bon, Cuphophyllus niveus f. roseipes (Massee) Bon, Cuphophyllus niveus f. roseipes (Massee) Bon, Cuphophyllus subradiatus (Schumach.) Bon, Cuphophyllus virgineus (Wulfen) Fr., Cuphophyllus virgineus (Wulfen) Kovalenko, Hygrocybe nivea (Scop.) Murrill, Hygrocybe nivea (Scop. Fr.) Orton & Watling, Hygrocybe subradiata (Schumach. ex Secr.) Orton & Watling, Hygrocybe subradiata (Schumach.) P.D. Orton & Watling, Hygrocybe virginea (Wulfen) P.D. Orton & Watling, Hygrocybe virginea (Wulf ex Fr.) Orton & Watling, Hygrocybe virginea f. roseipes (Massee) anon. ined., Hygrocybe virginea f. roseipes (Cooke) anon. ined., Hygrocybe virginea var. roseipes (Cooke) P. Roberts ined., Hygrocybe virginea var. roseipes (Massee) P. Roberts ined., Hygrocybe virginea var. roseipes (Massee) P. Roberts ined., Hygrocybe virginea var. virginea (Wulfen) P.D. Orton & Watling, Hygrophorus niveus (Scop.) Fr., Hygrophorus niveus Scop. Fr., Hygrophorus niveus var. roseipes (Cooke) Watling ined., Hygrophorus roseipes (Massee) anon. ined., Hygrophorus roseipes , Hygrophorus roseipes (Cooke) anon. ined., Hygrophorus subradiatus (Schumach.) Fr., Hygrophorus subradiatus , Hygrophorus virgineus (Wulfen) Fr., Hygrophorus virgineus (Wulf ex Fr.) Fr., Hygrophorus virgineus var. roseipes Massee, Hygrophorus virgineus var. roseipes Massee, Omphalia virginea (Wulfen) Gray, Snowy Wax-Cap
N/A
cuvir
(Wulfen) Kovalenko
Fungus
Variety
30
18
16
11/10/1988
12/10/2021
7 September (recorded in 2008)
26 December (recorded in 2020)
Collated by the National Biodiversity Data Centre from different sources, General Biodiversity Records from Ireland, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Snowy Waxcap (Cuphophyllus virgineus var. virgineus), accessed 13 June 2025, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/7/Species/203711>