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| Leratiomyces ceres |
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Leratiomyces ceres
(Cooke & Masee) Spooner & Bridge |
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Agaricus squamosus f. aurantiacus
Hypholoma aurantiaca
Hypholoma aurantiacum
Naematoloma aurantiaca
Naematoloma aurantiacum
Psilocybe aurantiaca
Psilocybe ceres
Stropharia aurantiaca
Stropharia percevalii var. aurantiaca
Stropharia squamosa var. aurantiaca
Stropholoma aurantiacum
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Leratiomyces ceres[1] is mushroom which has a bright red to orange cap and dark purple-brown spore deposit. It is usually found growing gregariously on wood chips and is one of the commonest and most distinctive mushrooms found in that habitat.[1][2] It is also known as Stropharia aurantiaca, Hypholoma aurantiaca, Naematoloma aurantiaca, and a number of other synonyms. It is common in wood chips and lawns in North America, Europe, and elsewhere.[1]
[edit] Description
- Cap: 2 to 6 cm in diameter, with thin flesh and a bright red to brick red top which is convex to plane in age. Has partial veil remnants when young. The cap surface is usually dry, but can be slightly viscid when moist.
- Gills: Close, pale gray at first, later darker purple/brown with whitish edges. Attached and often notched.
- Spores: Dark purple/brown. 10-13.5 x 6-8.5 m. Elliptical and smooth.
- Stipe: Whitish, often with dark orange stains in age, 4-8 cm long, .5 to 1cm wide, equal to slightly larger at the base, which often has yellowish mycelium attached. The veil is thin and leaves a fragile ring. The stalk is smooth above the ring and has tiny scales below, which often wash off in rain.
- Taste: Mild
- Odor: Mild
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Bridge PD, Spooner BM, Beever RE, Park DC. (2008). Taxonomy of the fungus commonly known as Stropharia aurantiacea, with new combinations in Leratiomyces. Mycotaxon 103:109–121.
- ^ Arora D. 1986. Mushrooms Demystified: A Comprehensive Guide to the Fleshy Fungi (2nd edition). Berkeley: Ten Speed Press. ISBN 0898151694.
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