Asterophora mirabilis
Foraging: Never eat a wild mushroom on a photo or an app’s word. Many deadly species look like edible ones.
The story
In 1995, Australian mycologist Tom May documented a unique fungal find in the temperate rainforests of Australia, originally naming it Nyctalis mirabilis. This intriguing organism, which was later transferred to the genus Asterophora in 2001, tells a story of survival through decay, as it relies entirely on the decomposing bodies of Russula and Lactarius mushrooms to live.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
- Family
- Lyophyllaceae
About
Asterophora mirabilis is a species of fungus that grows as a parasite on mushrooms. It was originally described as Nyctalis mirabilis by Australian mycologist Tom May in 1995, and later transferred to the genus Asterophora in 2001. The fungus grows in temperate rainforests of Australia on decaying fruit bodies of species in the genera Russula and Lactarius.
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- Name
- Asterophora mirabilis
- Slug
- asterophora-mirabilis
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Family
- Lyophyllaceae
- Genus
- Asterophora
- Species
- mirabilis
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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