RBG Kew herbarium accession number K(M)157383. 18 April 2008 Bedfordshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Synonymns Cordyceps gracilis Cap Pear shaped, yellow-orange, finely dotted like the skin of an orange, height about 0.4 to 1 cm Stem Equal, pale yellow, to about 0.5 cm wide and 4 cm long Smell Indiistinct Taste Unknown Season Spring to summer Distribution Rare Habitat On buried moth and butterfly larvae, usually solitary Edibility Inedible 
18 April 2008 Bedfordshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. |