It has been given the recommended English name of blushing waxcap,[2] since the lamellae (gills) and flesh turn pinkish red when bruised.

Instead, it has been moved into the related but separate genus Neohygrocybe, as already proposed on morphological grounds by Czech mycologist Josef Herink in 1958.

[3] Like most other European waxcaps, Neohygrocybe ovina occurs in old, agriculturally unimproved, short-sward grassland (pastures and lawns).

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

[1] Neohygrocybe ovina 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] Lithuania,[6] Norway,[6] and Sweden.