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Hygrocybe miniata Cap: bright red, dry, convex. Gills: thick, attached, and yellow, with frequent short gills. Stem: Orange with white base. Odor: stinky<br />
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Habitat: Mixed forest; growing under oak Fall,Geotagged,Hygrocybe,Hygrocybe miniata,United States,mushroom,red,red mushroom Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Hygrocybe miniata

Cap: bright red, dry, convex. Gills: thick, attached, and yellow, with frequent short gills. Stem: Orange with white base. Odor: stinky

Habitat: Mixed forest; growing under oak

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''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 commons in the autumn. It is found in rainforest and eucalypt forest as well as heathland in Australia.

Similar species: Agaricales
Species identified by Christine Young
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Uploaded Feb 6, 2019. Captured Sep 30, 2018 12:01 in 91 Main St, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.
  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/2.8
  • 1/166s
  • ISO2500
  • 100mm