Leratiomyces ceres
Red Woodchip Fungus at Acton, ACT
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| Leratiomyces ceres | MichaelMulvaney | 8 Jun 2015 | |
| Leratiomyces ceres | Heino | 4 May 2015 | |
| Unverified | TimYiu | 4 May 2015 |
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ANU John Curtin Medical School
5 comments
5 May 2015
Common on woodchips in many countries. Moved to the genus Leratiomyces in 2008. In older sources you can find information about it under the name Stropharia aurantiaca. Often turns up in large numbers.
9 Jun 2015
Heino I put this down as a common native, though it appears that its origin is unknown, should I consider it an exotic?
9 Jun 2015
Hi Tim. This is our first report of this species, and as I did before, I got a copy of the photo and cropped it for use in the sample photo of the species. See http://canberranaturemap.org/Community/Species/14707. Thanks for the photos.
9 Jun 2015
Michael, I don't know. It may just be one of those species that was naturally widespread, long before humans started spreading species. There'd be a number of similar species, of 'unknown origin' status.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.113853-35.282577
- Maps Australian National University ANU Garran Precinct
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 4 May 2015 12:00 AM Recorded on
- TimYiu Recorded by
Collections
- TimYiu Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Leratiomyces ceres Caps on stems; gills below caps [mushrooms or mushroom-like] Fungi
Species information
- Leratiomyces ceres Scientific name
- Red Woodchip Fungus Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Cosmopolitan
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1398.1m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Hypholoma aurantiacum Stropharia aurantiaca Hypholoma aurantiacum, Stropharia aurantiacum