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Bulbous Honey Fungus (Armillaria gallica) Description:<br /> Cluster of brown-capped mushrooms white veil remnants that give them a fuzzy appearance. Cream-colored gills have lamellulae present are cream colored and slightly decurrent. Stipe is white, bulbous, and stained yellow near the base. A flimsy (cobwebby) white ring zone is present. Spore print is white.<br /> <br /> Habitat:<br /> Growing in a cluster on wood at the base of an old chestnut oak tree in a dense mixed hardwood/pine forest. Northwest Georgia.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/64633/bulbous_honey_fungus_armillaria_gallica.html" title="Bulbous Honey Fungus (Armillaria gallica)"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3231/64633_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1763596810&Signature=1N5Tn4mzt77B3YFJVaxIM08psLY%3D" width="200" height="200" alt="Bulbous Honey Fungus (Armillaria gallica) Habitat: Growing in a cluster on wood at the base of an old chestnut oak tree in a dense mixed hardwood/pine forest. Northwest Georgia.<br /> <br /> Gills: lamellulae present, cream colored, slightly decurrent<br /> <br /> Stipe: white. bulbous and yellow-stained near the base. flimsy (cobwebby) white ring zone<br /> <br /> Cap: brown with white veil remnants. appears fuzzy.<br /> <br /> Spore print: White.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/64632/bulbous_honey_fungus_armillaria_gallica.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/64631/bulbous_honey_fungus_armillaria_gallica.html Armillaria gallica,Fall,Geotagged,United States" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/64632/bulbous_honey_fungus_armillaria_gallica.html" title="Bulbous Honey Fungus (Armillaria gallica)"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3231/64632_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1763596810&Signature=C1Hl7wT%2FmhV%2FMHBJ3LU0bn%2FITxc%3D" width="102" height="152" alt="Bulbous Honey Fungus (Armillaria gallica) Habitat: Growing in a cluster on wood at the base of an old chestnut oak tree in a dense mixed hardwood/pine forest. Northwest Georgia.<br /> <br /> Gills: lamellulae present, cream colored, slightly decurrent<br /> <br /> Stipe: white. bulbous and yellow-stained near the base. flimsy (cobwebby) white ring zone<br /> <br /> Cap: brown with white veil remnants. appears fuzzy.<br /> <br /> Spore print: White.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/64633/bulbous_honey_fungus_armillaria_gallica.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/64631/bulbous_honey_fungus_armillaria_gallica.html Armillaria gallica,Fall,Geotagged,United States" /></a></figure> Armillaria gallica,Fall,Geotagged,United States Click/tap to enlarge

Bulbous Honey Fungus (Armillaria gallica)

Description:
Cluster of brown-capped mushrooms white veil remnants that give them a fuzzy appearance. Cream-colored gills have lamellulae present are cream colored and slightly decurrent. Stipe is white, bulbous, and stained yellow near the base. A flimsy (cobwebby) white ring zone is present. Spore print is white.

Habitat:
Growing in a cluster on wood at the base of an old chestnut oak tree in a dense mixed hardwood/pine forest. Northwest Georgia.

Bulbous Honey Fungus (Armillaria gallica) Habitat: Growing in a cluster on wood at the base of an old chestnut oak tree in a dense mixed hardwood/pine forest. Northwest Georgia.<br /> <br /> Gills: lamellulae present, cream colored, slightly decurrent<br /> <br /> Stipe: white. bulbous and yellow-stained near the base. flimsy (cobwebby) white ring zone<br /> <br /> Cap: brown with white veil remnants. appears fuzzy.<br /> <br /> Spore print: White.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/64632/bulbous_honey_fungus_armillaria_gallica.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/64631/bulbous_honey_fungus_armillaria_gallica.html Armillaria gallica,Fall,Geotagged,United States

Bulbous Honey Fungus (Armillaria gallica) Habitat: Growing in a cluster on wood at the base of an old chestnut oak tree in a dense mixed hardwood/pine forest. Northwest Georgia.<br /> <br /> Gills: lamellulae present, cream colored, slightly decurrent<br /> <br /> Stipe: white. bulbous and yellow-stained near the base. flimsy (cobwebby) white ring zone<br /> <br /> Cap: brown with white veil remnants. appears fuzzy.<br /> <br /> Spore print: White.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/64633/bulbous_honey_fungus_armillaria_gallica.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/64631/bulbous_honey_fungus_armillaria_gallica.html Armillaria gallica,Fall,Geotagged,United States

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The Bulbous Honey Fungus

"Armillaria gallica" is a species of honey mushroom in the family Physalacriaceae of the order Agaricales. The species is a common and ecologically important wood-decay fungus that can live as a saprobe, or as an opportunistic parasite in weakened tree hosts to cause root or butt rot.

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Similar species: Agaricales
Species identified by Flown Kimmerling
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Uploaded Aug 8, 2018. Captured Dec 3, 2017 13:10 in 381 Dally Cove Rd, Ranger, GA 30734, USA.
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  • Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
  • f/5.0
  • 1/250s
  • ISO400
  • 60mm
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