Miles Joseph Berkeley as Agaricus calyptraeformis (so spelt), based on specimens he collected locally in England.

The specific epithet comes from Greek καλὐπτρα (= a woman's veil) + Latin forma (= shape), hence "veil-shaped".

The cap surface is smooth to fibrillose, slightly shiny or greasy, pale rose-pink to lilac-pink (rarely white).

[8] The Pink Waxcap is widespread but generally rare throughout Europe, with its "stronghold" in the United Kingdom[1] where it is not uncommon.

[9] Porpolomopsis calyptriformis is typical of waxcap grasslands, a declining habitat due to changing agricultural practices.

[10] Porpolomopsis calyptriformis also appears on the official or provisional national red lists of threatened fungi in several European countries, including Austria,[11] Bulgaria,[12] the Czech Republic,[13] Denmark,[14] France,[15] Germany (Bavaria),[16] Hungary,[15] Italy,[15] Poland,[17] Slovakia,[18] Spain,[15] and Switzerland.