Parasitic Fungus - Hypomyces chrysospermus
A very manly fungus. This is definitely an R-rated mushroom.
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: Deciduous 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.
Similar species: Hypocreales
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Uploaded Feb 28, 2020. Captured Sep 2, 2019 10:19 in 91 Main St, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.
