[1] The species was first described from Wales in 2013, as a result of molecular research, based on cladistic analysis of DNA sequences.

[3] The parrot waxcap Gliophorus psittacinus is similar, but is typically green and, if not, retains this colour at the top of the stipe.

[4] The jubilee waxcap Gliophorus reginae is also similar, but has a dull violet-purple cap and white stipe.

[3] The butterscotch waxcap is currently known from Wales, England, the Isle of Man (first recorded on 10 November 2022) and Spain, but is likely to be more widespread in western Europe.

[5] Gliophorus europerplexus is typical of waxcap grasslands, a declining habitat due to changing agricultural practices.