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Fungus

Description:

Small fungus seen in the middle of winter in my mulch pile

Habitat:

My yard

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2 Comments

Maria dB
Maria dB 8 years ago

Thank you for the suggestion; I will look for that on the Internet.

RandyL.
RandyL. 8 years ago

Looks like an Elaphocordyceps species. These are parasitic of other fungi, so if you dug it up you would find it growing from an underground puffball.

Maria dB
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Maria dB

North Carolina, USA

Spotted on Jan 6, 2015
Submitted on Jun 30, 2015

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