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Hypomyces lactifluorum
12 -13 cm. tall.
Floor of dense evergreen forest (Eastern Hemlock and White Pine) in the bottomland of a small stream valley.
The lobster fungus is a parasite that grows on mushrooms, turning them a reddish orange color that resembles a cooked lobster. When it is fully developed it is generally impossible to determine the species of the mushroom host.
Spotted on Sep 7, 2008
Submitted on Dec 13, 2013
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