Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Basidiomycetes
Order: Agaricales Family: Tricholomataceae
Species: Hygrocybe miniata (Fr.) P. Kumm.
Synonyms: Hygrocybe miniata var. miniata
Hygrocybe miniata var. mollis
Hygrocybe strangulata
Hygrophorus miniatus
Hygrophorus strangulatus
Hygrophorus turundus var. mollis
Common Name: Vermilion Waxcap
Swedish Indicator List: Woodland Indicator Species
A grassland indicator species
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Hygrocybe miniataPhotographer: © David Mitchel
Photographer: © David Mitchel

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Calluna vulgaris (1)
Poa (1)
Polytrichum (1)
Sphagnum (1)
Sphagnum papillosum (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Acid grassland: semi-improved (11)
Acid grassland (8)
Mire: blanket bog (6)
Acid grassland: unimproved (5)
Festuca ovina-Agrostis capillaris-Galium saxatile grassland (5)
Woodland: coniferous, plantation (4)
Grassland: acidic, upland (3)
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (3)
Cynosurus cristatus-Centaurea nigra grassland (2)
Small parks and city squares (2)
Grassland: calcareous, semi-improved, upland (1)
Grassland: calcareous, unimproved, upland (1)
Heathland: wet dwarf shrub heath, upland (1)
Heathland: wet heath/acid grassland mosaic, upland (1)
Marsh/marshy grassland (1)
Nardus stricta-Galium saxatile grassland (1)
Ornamental gardens (1)
Sand-dune (1)
Scrub (1)
Woodland: mixed (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Moss (1)
Mossy Peat (1)
Soil (1)
Soil Grassy (1)
Soil Mossy (1)
Soil Peat (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
January (7)
June (1)
July (2)
August (11)
September (11)
October (49)
November (13)