Living Nature

[DRAFT-REAL] Ruby Bonnet

Ruby Bonnet — a tiny, brilliantly red mushroom that fruits on decaying wood after autumn rain in the Upper Yarra Valley forests.

Cruentomycena viscidocruenta

The Ruby Bonnet is a tiny, brilliantly red mushroom that fruits on decaying wood after autumn rain. Photograph it close — they’re rarely more than 1–2 cm tall but the colour is unforgettable.