Vivid Red Mushroom - Unknown

[Mad about Nature]

Can anybody identify this little beauty, I thought maybe some sort of Hygrocybe but the stem is white compared to the normal hygrocybe red stem.

[Mad about Nature]

Originally Posted by Mad about Nature

Can anybody identify this little beauty, I thought maybe some sort of Hygrocybe but the stem is white compared to the normal hygrocybe red stem.

I am... a mushroom; On whom the dew of heaven drops now and then.
John Ford

[fairplay]

"I am a mushroom" Hmmmm.. now that's a very good clue, let's see, Stropharia aurantiaca ?

Neil.

[Mad about Nature]

Many thanks for the reply, on checking endless images of this Strophoria it seemed doubftful due to the brickcap like colour but I have found a couple of images where it is looking closer to vibrant red, this image was taken in wet conditions though giving it that glossy vivid effect i guess.

Leratiomyces ceres

[Mad about Nature]

Not absolutely convinced myself now.
Just took a look at a couple more images I had and the stem seems to be reddish as in Hygrocybe coccinea and the gills also somewhat reddish!

[fairplay]

As with your Turmeric coloured fungi, IF ONLY you'd have included this photo before it would save us having to make wild guesses.

It does look like a waxcap, but also seems to be growing from wood (?) - something else you MUST tell us about if we are to help you.

By now, I hope your attention has been drawn to the 3rd sticky down on the main page entitled "Help us to help you ..... "

Neil.

[Mad about Nature]

Yes your right Neil, to be honest I was'nt thinking that much ahead when I created those posts in haste. Albeit I can safely say I have learned my lesson and only on reflection can I truely appreciate the error of my ways.

And after realising that I actually had a few shots of the Gills!

Sorry for the inconvenience and thanks for being patient, I will get there in the end.....

Oh this one not growing from wood though, just forest floor detritus, fallen leaves, twigs and the likes.

[diggleken]

Its a learning curve MAN, I'm just waiting for you to post about 'little japanese umbrella' !
Cheers
Ken

[mollisia]

Hello MaN,

are you really sure that the pictures you show represent the same species? I have stong doubts about that. The 2nd picture clearly shows a Hygrocybe species, very likely H. coccinea (or H. marchii, if this is accepted as species). The first picture differs in a remarkable white stipe which has no "glassy" appearance and the umbonate cap - a character quite unusual for Hygrocybe species. So this first one might very well be Leratiomyces ceres, a species I have never seen and am therefore far from being certain.

best regards,
Andreas

[Mad about Nature]

I know it seems a bit mis-leading but there was a small group of them all in varying degrees of maturity. All the others do seem to have that reddish stem though it could be a reflection from the gills?