Cordyceps militaris

7 November 2009 West Sussex. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin

Species

Cordyceps militaris

Fruiting Body

Slender, cylindrical covered in warts, bright orange, to about 4 cm high

Flesh

Brittle, pale orange

Season

Summer to Autumn

Distribution

Frequent

Habitat

On buried butterfly and moth pupae and larvae

Edibility

Inedible

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