Hypholoma lateritium

Brick cap

A brick-red clustered woodlover of hardwood stumps and roots, fruiting in late autumn until well after the first frosts. It is a choice edible in Japan, where it is known as kuritake, but it can be confused with the poisonous sulphur tuft and the deadly Galerina marginata.

Hypholoma lateritium — Photo: Archenzo, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Very humid airBand in Plantistry

Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest period

Where it grows wild

Dense clusters on hardwood stumps and buried roots, in woodland and parks.

Recorded at 0–1480 m, median 576 m (46 records).

EuropeNorth AmericaEast Asia

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✓ Substrate and airflow

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.