Leratiomyces ceres (Red Woodchip Fungus)

Cap:- Red brown to bright red orange, usually with white flecks around the edge of the cap when immature and forming a ring of dots just in from the margin when more mature; convex, with a slight umbo, becomoing flat with age, slimy if moist, drying to a satiny appearance.

Gills:- Initially a pale creamy off white that mottles purple brown as spores mature, sinuately adnexed, crowded.

Stem:- Similar colour to cap, often covered with light scales, slender with a swollen base.

Regional distribution

Leratiomyces ceres is listed in the following regions:

Map distribution

Leratiomyces ceres has been reported at the following locations: