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Termite mushroom
Termitomyces sp.
21.9759, 96.0842
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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