Ruby bonnet

Cruentomycena viscidocruenta

Cruentomycena viscidocruenta is a species of agaric fungus in the family Mycenaceae. It is found in moist forested areas of Australia and New Zealand, often in small groups on rotting wood. Care in identification needs to be made to distinguish the ruby bonnet from red forms of Hygrocybe mushrooms.
Taxonomy
KingdomFungi
DivisionBasidiomycota
ClassAgaricomycetes
OrderAgaricales
FamilyMycenaceae
GenusCruentomycena
SpeciesC. viscidocruenta
Photographed in
Australia