Vermilion Waxcap

Vermilion Waxcap Hygrocybe miniata (Fr.) P. Kumm. syn. H. strangulata (P.D. Orton) Svrček (illustrated 60% life size) Cap 0.5–3.5cm across, convex, margin wavy when expanded, centre becoming depressed and scurfy-scaly in older specimens; scarlet-orange with bright yellow, striate margin, drying ochraceous. Stem 18–50×3–6mm, tapering downwards and often becoming compressed; concolorous with cap, paler towards the white base. Flesh orange; taste and smell none. Gills adnate or slightly decurrent; pale yellow at first, later orange. Spores 7–9×4–5¼, ellipsoid, constricted in some views. Spore print white. Habitat on sandy soil or heathland, also in fields; autumn. Common. Unknown edibility.