Cuphophyllus lepidopus

scalyfoot 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. lepidopus
Binomial name
	Cuphophyllus lepidopus; (Rea) A.M. Ainsw. (2017)
Synonyms
	Hygrophorus lepidopus Rea (1927); Hygrocybe lepidopus (Rea) P.D. Orton & Watling (1969); Hygrocybe fornicata var. lepidopus (Rea) Boertm. & N. Barden (2007);

Cuphophyllus lepidopus is a species of agaric (gilled mushroom) in the family Hygrophoraceae. It has been given the recommended English name of scalyfoot 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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