Hygrocybe coccinea (Schaeff. ex Fr.) Kummer syn. Hygrophorus coccineus (Schaeff. ex Fr.) Fr. Scharlachroter Saftling Hygrophore cochenille Scarlet Waxcap. Cap 2–4cm across, bell-shaped, scarlet blood-red, slimy at first. Stem 20–50 x 3–10mm, concolorous with cap but yellow towards the base, often becoming compressed. Flesh yellow-red, hollow in stem. Taste and smell faint, not distinctive. Gills adnate with a decurrent tooth, yellow when young later blood red with yellowish edge. Spore print white. Spores ellipsoid to almond-shaped, often slightly constricted, 7–9.5 x 4–5um. Habitat amongst grass in fields. Season late summer to autumn. Occasional. Edible – good. (Never eat any mushroom until you are certain it is edible as many are poisonous and some are deadly poisonous.) Distribution, America and Europe.