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Termite mushroom

Termitomyces sp.

Photo by garylincoff
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Field Notes

Description:

large, fleshy cap with scales and central dark disc - looking like a Macrolepiota! - with attached white gills and ring on long stem

Habitat:

on the ground growing out of termite nests in southeast Asia (this photo from Myanmar)

Notes:

a choice edible mushroom
seen here being sold by the roadside

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PublishedFebruary 28, 2011

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