Porpolomopsis calyptriformis

Porpolomopsis calyptriformis
In England
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Hygrophoraceae
Genus: Porpolomopsis
Species:
P. calyptriformis
Binomial name
Porpolomopsis calyptriformis
(Berk.) Bresinsky (2008)
Synonyms

Agaricus calyptriformis Berk. (1838)
Hygrophorus calyptriformis (Berk.) Berk. (1860)
Hygrocybe calyptriformis (Berk.) Fayod (1889)
Godfrinia calyptriformis (Berk.) Herink (1958)
Porpoloma calyptriformis (Berk.) Bresinsky (2003)

Porpolomopsis calyptriformis, commonly known as the pink wax cap, ballerina waxcap or salmon waxy cap, is a species of agaric (gilled mushroom) in the family Hygrophoraceae. 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. A similar but as yet unnamed species occurs in North America.