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Scarlet Caterpillarclub
Cordyceps militaris
51.4437, 5.61596
Field Notes
Description:
Cordyceps militaris (L. ex St. Amans) Link. Scarlet Caterpillar Club. Fruit body up to 7cm high, cylindrical or club-shaped; bright orange-red; the slightly swollen fertile head has a finely roughened surface and tapers into a smooth, paler, wavy stem. Asci very long, about 4µ wide. Spores threadlike, breaking into barrel-shaped part-spores, 3.5-6 x 1-1.5µ. Habitat singly or numerously on larvae and pupae of butterflies and moths. Quite common. Found throughout North America and Europe. Season September-November. Not edible
Habitat:
location: North America, Europe
edibility: Inedible
fungus colour: Orange
normal size: Less than 5cm
cap type: Other
stem type: Lateral, rudimentary or absent
spore colour: White, cream or yellowish
habitat: Grows on dead insects
( http://www.rogersmushrooms.com/gallery/DisplayBlock~bid~5866.asp )
Notes:
it s the first time that i saw him in real, even in the book were i always gone by. Was a little highlight for me today, sadly i notices/identified him home through the pictures, had i known it was ths one, i would have excravate the caterpillar (this first time, after making sure the "fungus" can spread). on the 2 close-ups can you see the wart-like surface.
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