Brick Woodtuft
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Cortinariales or Agaricales
Family: Strophariaceae
Genus: Hypholoma
Species: H. sublateritium
Binomial name Hypholoma sublateritium
Common name: Brick woodtuft,
These fungi are found on stumps and fallen logs. It can be seen as a cluster of red brown mushrooms growing from the soil but they will be growning on buried wood. The cap is from 20 - 70mm. Initially it is capped then becomes flatterned.
These are young specimens, found growing amongst rotten wood
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