Fungi, Hypocreales
AT A GLANCE Common Name: Lobster Mushroom Scientific Name: Hypomyces lactifluorum Type: Fungi (Parasitic) Size: Up to 8 in (20 cm) wide Spore Print: White Edibility: Choice Edible Ecology: Parasitic on Russula/Lactarius Range: North America Conservation Status: Not...
Fungi, Hypocreales
AT A GLANCE Common Name: Lobster Mushroom Scientific Name: Hypomyces lactifluorum Type: Fungi (Parasitic) Size: Up to 8 in (20 cm) wide Spore Print: White Edibility: Choice Edible Ecology: Parasitic on Russula/Lactarius Range: North America Conservation Status: Not...
Fungi, Hypocreales
AT A GLANCE Common Name: Cordyceps Mushroom Scientific Name: Ophiocordyceps sinensis Type: Fungi (Entomopathogenic) Size: 2-4 in (5-10 cm) tall Spore Print: White to Pale Brown Edibility: Medicinal / Functional Ecology: Parasitic on insect larvae Range: Himalayan...