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Lobster Mushroom - Hypomyces lactifluorum Fruiting body was hard, orange, ridged, and oddly shaped. It was covered with tiny, orange pimples. The &quot;lobster mushroom&quot; is actually a fungus that has parasitized a Russula or Lactarius mushroom. <br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing on the ground, amid moss in a coniferous forest.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/66980/lobster_mushroom_-_hypomyces_lactifluorum.html" title="Lobster Mushroom - Hypomyces lactifluorum"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/66980_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=sPkwkgsCL44zQ2rlpR2%2FNOQTEmA%3D" width="124" height="152" alt="Lobster Mushroom - Hypomyces lactifluorum Fruiting body was hard, orange, ridged, and oddly shaped. It was covered with tiny, orange pimples. The &quot;lobster mushroom&quot; is actually a fungus that has parasitized a Russula or Lactarius mushroom. <br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing on the ground, amid moss in a coniferous forest.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/66979/lobster_mushroom_-_hypomyces_lactifluorum.html Fall,Geotagged,Hypomyces lactifluorum,Lobster Mushroom,Lobster mushroom,United States,fungus,mushroom" /></a></figure> Fall,Geotagged,Hypomyces,Hypomyces lactifluorum,Lobster mushroom,United States Click/tap to enlarge

Lobster Mushroom - Hypomyces lactifluorum

Fruiting body was hard, orange, ridged, and oddly shaped. It was covered with tiny, orange pimples. The "lobster mushroom" is actually a fungus that has parasitized a Russula or Lactarius mushroom.

Habitat: Growing on the ground, amid moss in a coniferous forest.

Lobster Mushroom - Hypomyces lactifluorum Fruiting body was hard, orange, ridged, and oddly shaped. It was covered with tiny, orange pimples. The "lobster mushroom" is actually a fungus that has parasitized a Russula or Lactarius mushroom. <br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing on the ground, amid moss in a coniferous forest.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/66979/lobster_mushroom_-_hypomyces_lactifluorum.html Fall,Geotagged,Hypomyces lactifluorum,Lobster Mushroom,Lobster mushroom,United States,fungus,mushroom

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    Some sea names applied to mushrooms :-) Posted 6 years ago
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      Lol, yes! This is called the lobster mushroom because the orange part feels like a hard shell. Posted 6 years ago
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        Nice comparison! Posted 6 years ago

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The Lobster mushroom

The Lobster mushroom, ''Hypomyces lactifluorum'', contrary to its common name, is not a mushroom, but rather a parasitic ascomycete fungus that grows on certain species of mushrooms, turning them a reddish orange color that resembles the outer shell of a cooked lobster.

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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Sep 29, 2018. Captured Sep 27, 2018 13:26 in 3370 VT-30, Dorset, VT 05251, USA.
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  • 100mm
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