
Bolete Eater - Hypomyces chrysospermus
This fungus begins by infecting the mushroom's pores as a white, powdery mold. It quickly spreads across the mushroom, sometimes engulfing it entirely and distorting its growth.
Habitat: Growing under a hemlock tree between a meadow and a mixed forest.

The bolete eater, "Hypomyces chrysospermus", is a parasitic ascomycete fungus that grows on bolete mushrooms, turning the afflicted host a whitish, golden yellow, or tan color. It is found in Eurasia and North America, as well as southwest Western Australia. Unlike the related Lobster mushroom, "H. lactifluorum", the bolete eater and its afflicted host mushrooms are inedible.