Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales	Family: Hygrophoraceae
Species: Hygrocybe miniata (Fr.) P. Kumm.

Synonyms:

Agaricus miniatus Cap Cwyr Fermiliwn Hygrocybe miniata var. miniata Hygrocybe strangulata Hygrophorus miniatus Hygrophorus strangulatus

Common Name:

Vermilion Waxcap

Swedish Indicator List: Woodland Indicator Species

A grassland indicator species

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Carex (3) Poa (3) Sphagnum (2) Sphagnum papillosum (1) Polytrichum (1) Calluna vulgaris (1) Bryophyta (1) Quercus (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Acid grassland: semi-improved (11) Mire: blanket bog (6) Festuca ovina-Agrostis capillaris-Galium saxatile grassland (5) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (5) Woodland: coniferous, plantation (4) Acid grassland: unimproved (3) Grassland: acidic, upland (3) Woodland and scrub (3) Acid grassland (2) Cynosurus cristatus-Centaurea nigra grassland (2) Calcareous grassland: unimproved (1) Churchyards and cemeteries (1) 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) Parkland and scattered trees (1) Scrub (1) Woodland: mixed (1) Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil Grassy (22) Soil (15) Soil Mossy (7) Moss (2) Soil Peat (2) Mossy Peat (1) Soil Leaves (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: January (2) June (1) July (1) August (15) September (12) October (39) November (12) December (1)