Cuphophyllus lacmus

grey waxcap
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Agaricales
Family:	Hygrophoraceae
Genus:	Cuphophyllus
Species:	C. lacmus
Binomial name
	Cuphophyllus lacmus; (Schumach.) Bon (1985)
Synonyms
	Agaricus lacmus Schumach. (1803); Hygrophorus lacmus (Schumach.) Kalchbr. (1873); Camarophyllus lacmus (Schumach.) J.E. Lange (1938); Hygrocybe lacmus (Schumach.) P.D. Orton & Watling (1969);

Cuphophyllus lacmus is a species of agaric (gilled mushroom) in the family Hygrophoraceae. It has been given the recommended English name of grey waxcap. The species has a European distribution, occurring mainly in agriculturally unimproved grassland. Threats to its habitat have resulted in the species being assessed as globally "vulnerable" on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

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