Leratiomyces ceres
| Leratiomyces ceres | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Strophariaceae |
| Genus: | Leratiomyces |
| Species: | L. ceres |
| Binomial name | |
| Leratiomyces ceres (Cooke & Masee) Spooner & Bridge (2008) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Agaricus squamosus f. aurantiacus sensu auct. | |
| Leratiomyces ceres | |
|---|---|
| Gills on hymenium | |
| Cap is convex or flat | |
| Hymenium is adnate | |
| Stipe has a ring | |
| Spore print is purple-brown | |
| Ecology is saprotrophic | |
| Edibility is unknown | |
Leratiomyces ceres, commonly known as the chip cherry or redlead roundhead, is mushroom which has a bright red to orange cap and dark purple-brown spore deposit. The name Stropharia aurantiaca has been used extensively but incorrectly for this mushroom (together with a number of similar synonyms).
It is usually found growing gregariously on wood chips and is one of the most common and most distinctive mushrooms found in that habitat. It is common on wood chips and lawns in North America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and elsewhere.