Leratiomcyes ceres

Red Woodchip Fungus at Watson, ACT

Leratiomcyes ceres at Watson, ACT - 12 Jun 2021
Leratiomcyes ceres at Watson, ACT - 12 Jun 2021
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Identification history

Leratiomyces ceres 15 Jun 2021 Heino1
Dermocybe sp. 13 Jun 2021 sbittinger

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Growing on two year old native hardwood wood chips in my garden

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Heino1 wrote:
   15 Jun 2021
This species is probably the commonest reddish/orange mushroom that you find on woodchips in suburban gardens - and often in large groups.

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Species information

  • Leratiomcyes ceres Scientific name
  • Red Woodchip Fungus Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Cosmopolitan
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1398.1m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • Synonyms

    Hypholoma aurantiacum Stropharia aurantiaca Hypholoma aurantiacum, Stropharia aurantiacum

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