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Hygrocybe miniata
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Habitat: A wide variety of habitats, including forests, grasslands, and mossy lawns.

Conservation Status: Not of concern

Description:
Identification Notes:

Hygrocybe miniata is one of a large number of small red hygrocybes. It is distinguished from the others by having a dry, convex to plane, hygrophanous cap beset with small scales (check with a handlens), reddish to yellow, broadly attached to slightly decurrent gills, reddish stipe, and bean-, corn-, or pear-shaped spores. Even using these features, it can be difficult to sort the many similar species out and many mycologists consider various of them to be synonyms. These include H. mollis (Berkeley & Broome) M. M. Moser, H. moseri Bon, and H. strangulata (P. D. Orton) Svrcek.

Accepted Name:
Hygrocybe miniata (Fr.) P. Kumm.

Synonyms & Misapplications:
(none provided)
Infraspecies:
Additional Resources:

PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Hygrocybe miniata in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database

CalPhotos: Hygrocybe miniata photos

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