Leratiomyces ceres

Red Woodchip Fungus at Cook, ACT

Leratiomyces ceres at Cook, ACT - 14 Jun 2021 06:00 PM
Leratiomyces ceres at Cook, ACT - 14 Jun 2021 06:00 PM
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Leratiomyces ceres 17 Jun 2021 Heino1

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The second photo shows the undersides of immature and mature specimens. The spores darken with age and, when mature, make the gills look a very dark brown. Herbarium collection HL6485 at CANB.

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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
  • Synonyms

    Hypholoma aurantiacum Stropharia aurantiaca Hypholoma aurantiacum, Stropharia aurantiacum

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