Hygrocybe miniata, commonly known as the vermilion waxcap or miniature waxy cap, is a small, bright red or red-orange mushroom of the waxcap genus Hygrocybe. It is a cosmopolitan species, that is found worldwide. In Europe, it is found in fields, on sandy heaths, or grassy clearings in the autumn. In Australia, it is found in rainforest and eucalypt forest as well as heathland.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Vermilion Waxcap being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Hygrocybe constans
- Hygrocybe cantharellus
- Hygrocybe helobia
- Hygrocybe substrangulata
- Hygrocybe minutula
- Hygrocybe mucronella
Classification
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Basidiomycota
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Order
- Agaricales
- Family
- Hygrophoraceae
- Genus
- Hygrocybe
- Species
- Hygrocybe miniata
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