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Hygrocybe miniata Vermilion Waxcap

Cap Cwyr Fermiliwn

(Fr.) P. Kumm.

A small orange-red waxcap, which grows in unimproved and coastal grasslands, e.g. in mossy beds on sand dunes. Its spores are a pear-shaped and frequently constricted in the middle (see photo). It is a fairly uncommon species in West Glamorgan but it is easy to overlook.

Hygrocybe miniata - © Charles Hipkin
Hygrocybe miniata - © Charles Hipkin

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