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| synonyms: Nyctalis parasite, Parasitischer Zwitterling, Silky Piggyback |
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| location: North America, Europe |
| edibility: Inedible |
| fungus colour: White to cream, Grey to beige |
| normal size: Less than 5cm |
| cap type: Convex to shield shaped |
| spore colour: White, cream or yellowish |
| habitat: Grows on other fungi |
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Asterophora parasitica (Bull. ex Fr.) Sing. syn. Nyctalis parasitica (Bull. ex Fr.) Fr. Parasitischer Zwitterling Nyctalis parasite Silky Piggyback Cap 0.5–1.5cm, convex to bell-shaped at first then expanded, white with greyish-lilac tinge, silky and very thin. Stem 10–30 x 1–3mm, often twisted, white often flushed brownish or lilaceous. Flesh thin, brown. Chlamydospores formed on the gills rather than the cap as in A. lycoperdoides, pale brown, thick-walled, ovate and smooth, 15´10m. Basidiospores white, broadly ovate, 5–5.5 x 3–4µ. Habitat on old specimens of several species of Russula and certain Lactarius. Season summer to early winter. Occasional. Not edible. Distribution, America and Europe. I especially want to thank MirosÅ‚aw Wantoch-Rekowski for his superb close-ups of this mushroom. |
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Mirosław Wantoch-Rekowski (Poland) - 23 August 2010
Rezerwat Dolina Strzy¿y Gdañsk Poland
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Mirosław Wantoch-Rekowski (Poland) - 23 August 2010
Rezerwat Dolina Strzy¿y Gdañsk
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