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Honey Mushroom The woods in Emerald Lake State Forest were full of these beautiful honey mushrooms: I spotted at least 50-100 growing in clusters! With age, they have nearly flat, tan/orange caps, white gills, a partial veil, and stems with flocculence. Sizes ranged from 6-12cm tall.<br /> <br /> Honey fungus is a &quot;white rot&quot; fungus, which is pathogenic to trees and shrubs. It can grow on living, decaying, and dead plant material. Armillaria mellea,Geotagged,Honey Mushroom,Honey fungus,Summer,United States,fungi,fungus,honey fungus,mushroom Click/tap to enlarge

Honey Mushroom

The woods in Emerald Lake State Forest were full of these beautiful honey mushrooms: I spotted at least 50-100 growing in clusters! With age, they have nearly flat, tan/orange caps, white gills, a partial veil, and stems with flocculence. Sizes ranged from 6-12cm tall.

Honey fungus is a "white rot" fungus, which is pathogenic to trees and shrubs. It can grow on living, decaying, and dead plant material.

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The Honey fungus

Armillaria mellea is a basidiomycete fungus in the genus "Armillaria". It is a plant pathogen and part of a cryptic species complex of closely related and morphologically similar species. It causes Armillaria root rot in many plant species and produces mushrooms around the base of trees it has infected.

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Similar species: Agaricales
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Mar 13, 2018. Captured Sep 21, 2017 11:25 in 3353 VT-30, Dorset, VT 05251, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 60D
  • f/4.5
  • 1/64s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.