species 18,567 observations
Lobster Mushroom
Hypomyces lactifluorum
Field notes
Hypomyces lactifluorum, the lobster mushroom, is 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. The fungus is edible.
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Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided