Taxonomy
Leratiomyces erythrocephalus
Red List Status -
Description
Pileus: ovoid, globose, secotoid; 30 – 60mm diameter; glabrous, irregular dimpled surface with depressions and nodules; scarlet, red.
Stipe: cylindrical, tapering, hollow; 30 - 100× 3–10 mm; glabrous; white to yellowish.
Gleba: cellular; rusty to dark brown.
Flesh: soft, spongy.
Spores:
Notes: this fungus is recognised scarlet secotoid cap and white stipe.
Patrick Leonard 2019