Recent molecular research, based on cladistic analysis of DNA sequences, has confirmed that Cuphophyllus colemannianus is a distinct species.

The lamellae (gills) are waxy, thick, decurrent (running down the stipe), white to pale buff.

[1] Like most other European waxcaps, Cuphophyllus colemannianus occurs in old, agriculturally unimproved, short-sward grassland (pastures and lawns), with a marked preference for calcareous sites.

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

[1] Cuphophyllus colemannianus also appears on the official or provisional national red lists of threatened fungi in several European countries, including Croatia,[6] Czech Republic,[6] Denmark,[7] Finland,[6] Germany,[8] Norway,[6] and Sweden.