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synonyms: Scarlet Caterpillar Club |
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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 |
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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. |
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Steve Sheldon (United Kingdom) - 14 November 2012
Still finding 'Emm, caterpillar almost totally disintegrated this time, only the head left!
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Steve Sheldon (United Kingdom) - 22 October 2012
Found seven on this day, various sizes of caterpillar but unable to identify species!
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Mirosław Wantoch-Rekowski (Poland) - 06 November 2010
Na pastwisku.Okolice Chwaszczyna.Poland
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