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Pyrenomycete

Cordyceps militaris (Linn.) Link
Fruiting Body

Stromata of variable size.

Spores

Ascospores elongate, multiseptate, breaking into part spores 3-6 x 1 µm, hyaline, smooth.

Diagnostic macroscopic feature

Yellow to orange-brown club-shaped fruiting body with dark reddish-brown pimples, arising from pupating caterpillars that are often buried in soil

Nutritional Mode

Parasite

Substrate

Pupae of Lepidoptera

Habitat

Same habitat of hosts

Fruiting Season

Summer, fall

 
     
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