Leratiomyces ceres,[1] commonly known as the chip cherry[2][3] or redlead roundhead, is mushroom which has a bright red to orange cap and dark purple-brown spore deposit.

thaustus, which has a slender stem and prominent scales below the ring zone (although the two taxa are quite easy to distinguish by sight).

[11][5] Similar species include L. squamosus,[8] Agrocybe putaminum, Gymnopilus sapineus, Psathyrella corrugis,[7] Stropharia squamosa, S. thrausta,[8] and Tubaria furfuracea.

[7] In psilocybin mushroom hunting communities in Australia and New Zealand, L. ceres (or "Larrys" as commonly nicknamed) are scorned as lookalikes and imposters of Psilocybe species on wood chip.

Prolific growth in the same habitats and a similar appearance from afar can give false hope of a large bounty, but on closer inspection the species are not particularly alike.