Snowy Waxcap (Cuphophyllus virgineus), Mycobee Library No.63

Scientific name: Cuphophyllus virgineus

English name: Snowy Waxcap

Polish name: Kopułek śnieżny

Snowy waxcap is a very good edible mushroom. However due to many white poisonings species it’s good to have proper identification.

One of the features of this mushroom are wide spaced gills.

Picture: Perthshire, Autumn 2019