Cruentomycena viscidocruenta the ruby bonnet is a species of agaric fungus in the family Mycenaceae. It is found in moist forested areas of Australia and New Zealand, often in small groups on rotting wood. Care in identification needs to be made to distinguish the ruby bonnet from red forms of Hygrocybe mushrooms.

SCIENTIFIC CLASSIFICATION

Kingdom:Fungi
Division:Basidiomycota
Class:Agaricomycetes
Order:Agaricales
Family:Mycenaceae
Genus:Cruentomycena
Species:C. viscidocruenta