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Hygrocybe miniata, commonly known as the vermilion waxcap, is a small, bright red or red-orange species of mushroom in the genus Hygrocybe, the waxcaps. It is a cosmopolitan species, distributed worldwide. In Europe, it is found in fields, on sandy heaths, or grassy commons in the autumn. These two H. miniata mushrooms were photographed in Ferndale Park in Sydney, Australia.Photograph credit: John Harrison