Redlead Roundhead - Leratiomyces ceres

Alternative names
Stropharia aurantiaca
Description

Cap 2 to 6 cm in diameter with thin flesh and a bright red to orange top which is convex to flat in age. It has partial veil remnants when young. The cap surface is usually dry, but can be slightly viscid when moist. The spores are purple / brown.

Similar Species

Stropharia rugosoannulata is similar and also commonly found growing on wood chips, though this species has a duller red cap.

Identification difficulty
Habitat

It is usually found growing gregariously on wood chips.

When to see it

Most of the year.

Life History

Often found growing in large clusters on woodchip mulch.

UK Status

This is one of the most common and distinctive mushrooms found on woodchips.

VC55 Status

Fairly frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland.

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Species profile

Common names
Redlead Roundhead
Species group:
Fungi
Kingdom:
Fungi
Order:
Agaricales
Family:
Strophariaceae
Records on NatureSpot:
4
First record:
20/11/2011 (Watson, Ashley)
Last record:
03/01/2023 (Nicholls, David)

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