Description ⁶

CAP 5-22 mm across; convex, becoming broadly convex or nearly flat; often developing a broad central depression; dry or slightly moist in humid or wet weather; innately, finely, radially scurfy or fibrillose, especially with age; scarlet to reddish orange when young and fresh, fading to orange or yellow; the margin sometimes becoming thinly lined and/or scalloped. GILLS broadly attached to the stem or beginning to run down it; nearly distant; thick; pale yellow at first, becoming yellow to orange; short-gills frequent. STEM 20-40 mm long; 2-5 mm thick; equal, or tapering to base; dry; bald; yellow near the apex; elsewhere colored more or less like the cap but fading more slowly; base white. FLESH orange to pale yellow; thin.ODOR not distinctive, or somewhat foul; TASTE not distinctive.

SIMILAR H. cantharellus (common on the east coast), H. squamulosa (uncommon on the east coast), and H. turunda (uncommon) which are not listed in this guide. Hygrophorus miniatus is a SYNONYM.

https://www.mushroomexpert.com/hygrocybe_miniata.html
http://www.svims.ca/council/Hygrop.htm

Summary ⁷

Hygrocybe miniata, commonly known as the vermilion waxcap, 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 (fall). It is found in rainforest and eucalypt forest as well as heathland in Australia.

Fontes e Créditos

1. (c) Reiner Richter, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), enviado por Reiner Richter
2. (c) Liv MW, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), enviado por Liv MW
3. (c) Jan Smith, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY), enviado por Jan Smith
4. (c) Steve Reekie, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC), enviado por Steve Reekie
5. (c) Erika Mitchell, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC), enviado por Erika Mitchell
6. (c) W.Coyote, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA)
7. Adaptado por W.Coyote de uma obra de (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hygrocybe_miniata

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