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| location: North America, Europe |
| edibility: Inedible |
| fungus colour: Yellow, Brown |
| normal size: Less than 5cm |
| cap type: Other |
| stem type: Lateral, rudimentary or absent |
| spore colour: White, cream or yellowish |
| habitat: Grows on other fungi |
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Cordyceps canadensis Ellis & Everhart Fruit body 3–10cm high, the fertile head is oval to subglobose, chestnut brown to blackish, set on a tough yellow-olivaceous stalk up to 1cm thick. Asci very long x 15µ. Spores breaking up into part-spores, 20–50 x 3–5µ. Habitat mainly in pine woods parasitic on species of Elaphomyces buried just below the surface (shown here on E. granulatus). Season autumn. Uncommon. Not edible. Distribution, America and Europe. |
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lee collins (United Kingdom) - 27 April 2009
Cordyceps canadensis
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