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The fungus forms 18 cm high, club-shaped and orange/red fruiting bodies, which infect Lepidoptera larvae and then grow out of them. Seen in a Worcestershire Churchyard
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This one had me stumped for quite a while. I now think it could be a Paecilomyces species, most likely Paecilomyces tenuipes as that is the species recorded in Tasmania. Fuhrer states in his field guide that it parasitises beetle larvae. As you can see, there were two of them "growing" on this fern tree trunk.Photographed by my husband, Chris Ryan, in the Botanical Garden Reserve at Straun, on the Hogarth Falls walk.
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Bramslev bakker ved Mariager Fjord, Danmark
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Mushroom Observer Image 951277: Cordyceps tuberculata (Lebert) Maire
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Mushroom Observer Image 121499: Akanthomyces Lebert
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Mushroom Observer Image 687268: Gibellula Cavara
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Mushroom Observer Image 100712: Cordyceps militaris (L.) Fr.
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Mushroom Observer Image 34761: Beauveria Vuill.
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Mushroom Observer Image 107205: Isaria Pers.
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Mushroom Observer Image 178979: Cordyceps Fr.
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The fungus forms 18 cm high, club-shaped and orange/red fruiting bodies, which infect Lepidoptera larvae and then grow out of them. Seen in a Worcestershire Churchyard
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Mushroom Observer Image 548958: Akanthomyces Lebert
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Mushroom Observer Image 132350: Isaria sinclairii (Berk.) Lloyd.
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Mushroom Observer Image 10849: Cordyceps militaris (L.) Fr.
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Mushroom Observer Image 660537: Beauveria Vuill.
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Mushroom Observer Image 112116: Isaria Pers.
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Mushroom Observer Image 305369: Cordyceps Fr.
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Scientific Name:
Cordyceps militaris (L. ex St. Amans) LinkCommon Name: Trooping CordycepsCertainty: positive (
notes)Location: Southern Appalachians; Smokies; CabinCoveDate: 20060715Perfect example, complete with pupal host. This is a fascinating fungus, considered to be a real find, as it grows exclusively on buried pupae of insects! However, a day or two after a good midsummer rain in the Smokies I can almost guarantee several sightings on a casual stroll through damp hardwood forest.
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Mushroom Observer Image 548960: Akanthomyces Lebert
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Mushroom Observer Image 125398: Cordyceps militaris (L.) Fr.
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Mushroom Observer Image 660538: Beauveria Vuill.
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Mushroom Observer Image 352312: Isaria Pers.
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Mushroom Observer Image 367353: Cordyceps Fr.
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Mushroom Observer Image 596833: Akanthomyces Lebert