Mennigroter Saftling Vermilion Waxcap Hygrocybe miniata (Fr.) Kummer syn. Hygrophorus miniatus (Fr.) Fr. Cap 0.5–1.5cm across, convex, bright scarlet, finely scurfy. Stem 20–50 x 2–5mm, concolorous with cap or more orange, smooth and shiny. Flesh thin, orange-red. Taste and smell not distinctive. Gills adnate, yellow to vermillion or orange-red with paler yellow edge. Spore print white. Spores ellipsoid to egg-shape, 7.5–10 x 5–6um. Habitat in grassy clearings in woods or on heaths. Season autumn. Uncommon. Edible but not recommended. (Never eat any mushroom until you are certain it is edible as many are poisonous and some are deadly poisonous.) Distinguished from the other small, bright red species in this genus by its dry scurfy cap. Distribution, America and Europe.