Cedarwood Waxcap - Cuphophyllus russocoriaceus
A small ivory, creamy or yellowish-white waxcap, with a slightly greasy cap and decurrent gills. Very similar to snowy waxcap and not possible to identify from appearance or a photo. However it has a strong scent of cedar oil, like some wooden pencils, or Russian leather.
Snowy Waxcap has an indistinct scent
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Closely cropped or mown grasslands
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Whitwick Cemetery, N part
13 November 2023
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Bradgate Park, grassland near reservoir
11 November 2023
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Loughborough Old Cemetery
05 November 2024
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Bradgate Park (north), near Sliding Stones entrance
22 October 2024
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Species profile
- Common names
- Cedarwood Waxcap
- Species group:
- Fungi
- Kingdom:
- Fungi
- Order:
- Agaricales
- Family:
- Hygrophoraceae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 7
- First record:
- 11/11/2023 (Timms, Sue)
- Last record:
- 04/11/2025 (Wright, David)
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Bradgate Park, grassland near reservoir
11 November 2023
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Bagworth, Manor Farm field LNR, near Thornton Lane
19 November 2023
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Bradgate Park, grassland near reservoir
11 November 2023
