New Zealand Fungi

DSC_0786 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 miro, and supplejack, and indeed it seems likely that these small red fungi are mistaken for fruit, and so are dispersed by forest birds. Silverstream *

DSC0786Scarlet pouchLeratiomyceserythrocephalusWeraroaerythrocephalabrightcolouredpouchfungifallenfruitmirosupplejackberriesredSilverstream