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

The cap surface is smooth, highly viscid when damp, dull violet-purple, sometimes with pink, red, or brown tones.

[4] The Parrot Waxcap Gliophorus psittacinus is similar, but is typically green and, if not, retains this colour at the top of the stipe.

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

[1] Gliophorus reginae also appears on the official national red list of threatened fungi in Denmark.