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Bolete Eater - Hypomyces chrysospermus This fungus begins by infecting the mushroom&#039;s pores as a white, powdery mold. It quickly spreads across the mushroom, sometimes engulfing it entirely and distorting its growth.<br />
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Habitat: Growing under a hemlock tree between a meadow and a mixed forest. Bolete eater,Geotagged,Hypomyces chrysospermus,Summer,United States,bolete Click/tap to enlarge

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.

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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.

Similar species: Hypocreales
Species identified by Christine Young
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Uploaded Dec 24, 2018. Captured Aug 16, 2017 10:33 in 75 Main St S, Southbury, CT 06488, USA.
  • Canon EOS 60D
  • f/5.6
  • 1/83s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm