Cuphophyllus russocoriaceus (Berk. & T.K. Mill.) Bon
(Cedarwood Waxcap)

Interactions where Cuphophyllus russocoriaceus is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
fruitbody fruitbody is associated with live POACEAE grasses, couch Poales Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Bioimages - the Virtual Field Guide, Storey, M.W., 2015
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Hygrophoraceae/Cuphophyllus russocoriaceus/Cuphophyllus russocoriaceuscedarwood waxcapfruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Poaceaegrasses, couchlive (late autumn)

Author & YearTitleSource
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Storey, M.W., 2015Bioimages - the Virtual Field Guidewww.bioimages.org.uk

Cuphophyllus russocoriaceus (Cedarwood Waxcap) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Cuphophyllus russocoriaceus (Cedarwood Waxcap) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCuphophyllus russocoriaceus (Cedarwood Waxcap)
GenusCuphophyllus (a subgenus of waxcaps)
FamilyHYGROPHORACEAE (waxcaps and woodwaxes)
OrderAGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Cuphophyllus russocoriaceus (Cedarwood Waxcap)

Cuphophyllus russocoriaceus (Cedarwood Waxcap) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Cuphophyllus russocoriaceus (Cedarwood Waxcap):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 13 images of Cuphophyllus russocoriaceus (Cedarwood Waxcap)

A small whitish to pale buff waxcap with decurrent gills and a strong characteristic smell of Russian leather (old book bindings) or cedar wood. It often grows in troops in unfertilised grassland, in fixed dunes and occasionally at roadsides. It usually appears late in the season and is widespread but uncommon.

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Appears to follow a western distribution with few records in the east of England.

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