Luminis Ignisflorus, from Latin 'light' and 'fire-flower,' is a bioluminescent fungus in the Iridescent Folia cluster. It has clustered fruiting bodies 10-25 cm tall; broadly convex caps with undulate margins, displaying a gradient from deep orange to fiery red and a luminescent halo. Gills beneath are radially arranged with a bumpy texture and yellowish glow. Slender, tapering stipes have white fibrous scales, weighing up to 15 g. Exhibiting phototropic growth, it thrives at 5-25°C with bioluminescence peaking at 470-530 nm via a luciferin-luciferase mechanism. Native to temperate forest understories, it colonizes decaying leaf litter and hardwoods, playing a saprotrophic role in nutrient cycling. Taxonomically, it belongs to a new genus in Mycenaceae (Agaricales). Bioluminescence attracts nocturnal insects aiding wind-borne spore dispersal. Despite rarity (20 known species), populations remain stable.
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