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Asterophora lycoperdoides
Cap Diameter (mm): 
5-15mm
Stem Diameter (mm): 
2-5mm
Stem Height (mm): 
5-10mm
 
Description: 

This is a small fungus that is found occasionally, though more commonly during wet periods, growing from the rotting remains of Russula nigricans.

 

Cap: 

The cap is subglobose and covered in a clay-buff mealy coating of chlamydospores.

Flesh: 

Dark-brown to grey in colour.

Habitat: 

Grows on the rotten remains of Russula nigricans.

Additional Notes: 

Habitat: On moribund or decayed basidiomes of Russula spp., usually R. nigricans, rarely R. adusta. Notes: Occasional but widespread. Ref: BC