Cordyceps capitata (Holmsk.:Fr.) Link
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common name(s) : Drumstick Truffleclub
New classification: Ascomycota/Pezizomycotina/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreomycetidae/Hypocreales/Cordycipitaceae
Former classification: Ascomycota/Hymenoascomycetes/Pyrenomycetideae/Clavicipitales/Clavicipitaceae
(unconfirmed synonyms: Tolypocladium capitatum, Cordiceps capitata, Cordyceps longisegmentis)
edibility : discard
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The cap is club-shaped, with an oval fertile head, with a well differentiated stem.
The fertile surface is smooth.
It grows on the ground, in forests, mostly with conifers.
The fruiting period takes place from October to December.
Dimensions: |
width of cap approximately 0.8 cm (between 0.6 and 1 cm) |
| total height approximately 6 cm (between 2 and 8 cm) |
| width of stem approximately 8 mm (between 5 and 10 mm) |
Distinctive features : sorry, no English description yet
Cordyceps capitata is rare and localised in the forest of Rambouillet, and is quite rare, more generally speaking
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| | Above : distribution map of Cordyceps capitata in the forest of Rambouillet |
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page updated on 14/01/18