| Hygrocybe miniata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Hygrophoraceae |
| Genus: | Hygrocybe |
| Species: | H. miniata
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| Binomial name | |
| Hygrocybe miniata | |
| Synonyms | |
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Hygrocybe strangulata (P.D.Orton) Svrcek | |
Hygrocybe miniata | |
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 | Gills on hymenium |
 | Cap is convex or depressed |
 | Hymenium is adnate or decurrent |
 | Stipe is bare |
 | Spore print is white |
 | Edibility is unknown |
Hygrocybe miniata, commonly known as the vermilion waxcap or miniature waxy cap,[1] 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.[2] It is found in rainforest and eucalypt forest as well as heathland in Australia.
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