Cute little red young saprobic mushroom found in tall grass under deciduous flowering tree (apple?) in UBNA
This beautiful red capped fungus produces purple spores. They're more common in fall; it was surprising to find one after a week of warm weather.
This mushroom was found in a large clump on the ground in a shady area.
The Strophariaceae is a family of fungi in the order Agaricales. The species of Strophariaceae have a red-brown to dark brown spore print, while the spores themselves are smooth and have an apical germ pore. These agarics are also characterized by having a cutis-type pileipellis. Ecologically, all species in this group are saprotrophs, growing on various kinds of decaying organic matter.
