Caterpillar fungus
Cordyceps militaris
Genus Cordyceps. Family Cordycipitaceae. Order Hypocreales.
Photo: Andreas Kunze / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
Description
Cordyceps militaris, commonly known as the caterpillar fungus, is a species of fungus in the family Cordycipitaceae, and the type species of the genus Cordyceps, which consists of hundreds of species.
Traits
- Edibility
- Inedible
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Photographs
Jan Kops / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
Links
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Source: {'label': 'Википедия', 'href': 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cordyceps_militaris'}