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Splendid Red Skinhead

Dermocybe splendida

Description:

A robust species with a red-brown cap, distinguished by vivid, paprika-red gills and bright yellow mycelium at the base of the stem. On this red and yellow stem, rusty-brown spores may lodge in the fibrillose remains of the cobwebby veil (cortina). Gills - Adnexed, sinuate when mature; close; bright paprika-red; various lengths.

Habitat:

Eucalypt forests and woodlands, Ground; amongst forest litter; mycorrhizal.

Notes:

Spore Print - Rusty-brown

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CharliePrice
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CharliePrice

Launceston, Tasmania, Australia

Spotted on Jul 10, 2015
Submitted on Jul 13, 2015

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