C.erythrocephalus or possibly C. kula
Red - orange mycelium
Very dark red almost black KOH reaction
Dry textured stipe and pileus
Bright paprika red pileus, lamellae bright red slightly more orange than pileus.
Very strong vibrant red cortina remnants along stipe.
Surrounding plants inc: Eucalyptus obliqua, Acacia pycnantha, A. myrtifolia, Gonocarpus sp., Pteridium esculentum.
Code: CephLO1
Collection: Y
Will sequence late 2024
Glutinous stem and cap, growing on macropod dung, cap 1cm diam, likely dark spore print
Stem 10cm long and 0.2cm wide, dark brown base stem, paler towards cap, top of stem same colour as gills - grey. Cap 3-4cm diam, edge is pale, umbul darker. Gills attached to stem, growing in soil, 9 fruiting bodies in group. Spore print white (pics)
Occurs on weathered wood and on freshly exposed xylem.