Leratiomcyes ceres

Red Woodchip Fungus at Acton, ACT

Leratiomcyes ceres at Acton, ACT - 4 May 2015
Leratiomcyes ceres at Acton, ACT - 4 May 2015
Leratiomcyes ceres at Acton, ACT - 4 May 2015
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Identification history

Leratiomyces ceres 8 Jun 2015 MichaelMulvaney
Leratiomyces ceres 4 May 2015 Heino
Unidentified 4 May 2015 TimYiu

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5 comments

Heino wrote:
   5 May 2015
Common on woodchips in many countries. Moved to the genus Leratiomyces in 2008. In older sources you can find information about it under the name Stropharia aurantiaca. Often turns up in large numbers.
   9 Jun 2015
Heino I put this down as a common native, though it appears that its origin is unknown, should I consider it an exotic?
michaelb wrote:
   9 Jun 2015
Hi Tim. This is our first report of this species, and as I did before, I got a copy of the photo and cropped it for use in the sample photo of the species. See http://canberranaturemap.org/Community/Species/14707. Thanks for the photos.
Heino wrote:
   9 Jun 2015
Michael, I don't know. It may just be one of those species that was naturally widespread, long before humans started spreading species. There'd be a number of similar species, of 'unknown origin' status.
TimYiu wrote:
   9 Jun 2015
Thanks for identifying all.

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Location information

Sighting information

  • 4 - 15 Abundance
  • 4 May 2015 12:00 AM Recorded on
  • TimYiu Recorded by

Species information

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

    Hypholoma aurantiacum Stropharia aurantiaca Hypholoma aurantiacum, Stropharia aurantiacum
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