New Zealand Fungi and Lichens

DSC_2468 Native scarlet pouch (Leratiomyces erythrocephalus) brightly coloured pouch fungi can be found in litter in broadleaf-conifer forests in autumn. They can be difficult to tell apart from the fallen fruit of supplejack, and indeed it seems likely that these small red fungi are mistaken for fruit, and so are dispersed by forest birds. Taieri Gorge *

DSC2468Scarlet pouchLeratiomyceserythrocephalusWeraroaerythrocephalabrightcolouredpouchfungifallenfruitsupplejackberriesredTaieri Gorge