Synonyms: Agaricus gleditschii, Agaricus niveus, Agaricus subradiatus, Agaricus virgineus, Camarophyllus fuscescens, Camarophyllus niveus, Camarophyllus ochraceopallidus, Camarophyllus subradiatus, Camarophyllus virgineus, Cuphophyllus fuscescens, Cuphophyllus niveus, Cuphophyllus ochraceopallidus, Cuphophyllus subradiatus, Hydrocybe nivea, Hygrocybe fuscescens, Hygrocybe nivea, Hygrocybe ochraceopallida, Hygrocybe subradiata, Hygrocybe virginea, Hygrophorus fuscescens, Hygrophorus niveus, Hygrophorus subradiatus, Hygrophorus virgineus, Omphalia virginea.
Common name: snowy waxcap.
Extract from Wikipedia article: Cuphophyllus virgineus is a species of agaric (gilled mushroom) 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. It typically produces basidiocarps (fruit bodies) in the autumn.
Arabic: رطبان فيرجيني, Bulgarian: Снежнобяла ливадна гъба, Faroese: Moyggjar-vakshattur, Finnish: Neidonvahakas, German: Jungfern-Ellerling, Hungarian: Fehér nyirokgomba, Polish: Kopułek śnieżny, Swedish: Vitvaxing, Welsh: Cap cwyr claerwyn.
Cuphophyllus virgineus is a species of fungus in the family Hygrophoraceae. It is a small to medium-sized mushroom with a waxy cap that ranges in color from white to pale yellow or pinkish, often with a darker center. The gills are decurrent and waxy, and the stem is slender and fragile. In East and Central Texas, Cuphophyllus virgineus typically fruits in late spring and early summer, often in association with oak trees, particularly in areas with rich soil and abundant leaf litter. It can be found in a variety of habitats, including wooded slopes, ravines, and stream banks. The fungus is considered rare to uncommon in the region, but can be locally abundant in favorable conditions.
Small light brown mushrooms Hygrocybe virginea var. ochraceopallida ( Cuphophyllus virgineus)(?) on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, December 1, 2018
Side view of small light brown mushrooms Hygrocybe virginea var. ochraceopallida ( Cuphophyllus virgineus)(?) on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, December 1, 2018
Small light brown mushrooms Hygrocybe virginea var. ochraceopallida ( Cuphophyllus virgineus)(?) on black background on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, December 1, 2018
Small waxcap mushrooms Hygrocybe virginea var. ochraceopallida ( Cuphophyllus virgineus)(?) among pine needles on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 24, 2020
Underside of small waxcap mushrooms Hygrocybe virginea var. ochraceopallida ( Cuphophyllus virgineus)(?) among pine needles on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 24, 2020
Small waxcap mushrooms Hygrocybe virginea var. ochraceopallida ( Cuphophyllus virgineus)(?) on black background on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 24, 2020
Snowy waxcap mushrooms (Cuphophyllus virgineus)(?) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 16, 2021
Underside of snowy waxcap mushrooms (Cuphophyllus virgineus)(?) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 16, 2021
Snowy waxcap mushrooms (Cuphophyllus virgineus) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 21, 2021
Group of snowy waxcap mushrooms (Cuphophyllus virgineus) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 21, 2021
Snowy waxcap mushrooms (Cuphophyllus virgineus) near a sandy path in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 21, 2021
Side view of snowy waxcap mushrooms (Cuphophyllus virgineus) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 21, 2021
Cuphophyllus virgineus or some similar mushrooms on floodplain near the creek, under group of cedar elm , cane, sow palmetto and trifoliate orange on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 30, 2021
Dysmorphic (with developmental abberation, or rosecomb) Cuphophyllus virgineus or some similar mushrooms on floodplain on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 30, 2021
Malformed (rosecomb) Cuphophyllus virgineus or some similar mushrooms on floodplain on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 30, 2021
Close-up of abnormal rosecomb gills of Cuphophyllus virgineus or some similar mushrooms on floodplain on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 30, 2021
Side view of Cuphophyllus virgineus or some similar mushrooms on floodplain on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 30, 2021
Mushrooms Cuphophyllus virgineus or similar under trifoliate orange on floodplain on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 30, 2021
Cross section of mushrooms Cuphophyllus virgineus or similar under trifoliate orange on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 30, 2021
Mushrooms Cuphophyllus virgineus or similar with rosecomb outgrowth on their caps on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 30, 2021
Cross section of mushrooms Cuphophyllus virgineus or similar with rosecomb outgrowth on their caps on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 30, 2021
Underside of mushrooms Cuphophyllus virgineus or similar on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 30, 2021
Cross section of rosecomb of mushrooms Cuphophyllus virgineus or similar on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 30, 2021
Close-up of rosecomb tissue of mushrooms Cuphophyllus virgineus or similar on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 30, 2021
Snowy waxcap mushrooms (Cuphophyllus virgineus)(?) in wet area under elms on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 20, 2021
Side view of snowy waxcap mushrooms (Cuphophyllus virgineus)(?) in wet area under elms on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 20, 2021
Gills of snowy waxcap mushrooms (Cuphophyllus virgineus)(?) in wet area under elms on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 20, 2021
Waxcap mushrooms Cuphophyllus virgineus on a side of a sandy path with bog iron covered by dry leaves in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 22, 2021
Underside of a waxcap mushroom Cuphophyllus virgineus in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 22, 2021
Gills of a waxcap mushroom Cuphophyllus virgineus in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 22, 2021
Side view of waxcap mushrooms Cuphophyllus virgineus in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 22, 2021
Waxcap mushrooms Cuphophyllus virgineus under elms and oaks in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 22, 2021
Cluster of waxcap mushrooms Cuphophyllus virgineus under elms and oaks in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 22, 2021
Spore print of a waxcap mushroom Cuphophyllus virgineus from Lick Creek Park collected a day before. Texas, December 23, 2021
Spores of mushrooms Cuphophyllus virgineus in iodine solution found in Lick Creek Park 12/12/2021. College Station, Texas, February 16, 2022
Spores of mushrooms Cuphophyllus virgineus found in Lick Creek Park 12/12/2021. College Station, Texas, February 16, 2022
Snowy waxcap mushrooms (Cuphophyllus virgineus) on South Wilderness Loop Trail at Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, January 1, 2024
Side view of snowy waxcap mushrooms (Cuphophyllus virgineus) on South Wilderness Loop Trail at Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, January 1, 2024
Spores of of snowy waxcap mushrooms (Cuphophyllus virgineus) collected in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 1, 2024
Spores of of snowy waxcap mushrooms (Cuphophyllus virgineus) collected in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 1, 2024
Spore size 8 - 8.8 × 4.9 - 5.1 µm, length to width ratio Q = 1.6 - 1.8.The list documents observations of the fungus Cuphophyllus virgineus in East and Central Texas from 2018 to 2024. The majority of sightings were in Sam Houston National Forest and Lick Creek Park, with mushrooms typically found under elms, oaks, or in wet areas. Observations included various growth stages, including caps, gills, and spores. Some specimens exhibited a "rosecomb" outgrowth on their caps. Spore prints and microscopic examinations of spores were also conducted. The observations suggest that Cuphophyllus virgineus is common in the region, particularly during the winter months. The documentation provides a comprehensive record of the fungus's appearance, habitat, and distribution in East and Central Texas over several years. The observations are likely valuable for mycological research and conservation efforts in the region.
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