October 1996 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Synonymns Cordyceps canadensis Cap Head fertile, ovoid, finely roughened, brown, stem cylindrical, yellowish, to about 10 cm long Flesh Pale yellow Smell Indistinct Taste Indistinct Season Autumn Distribution Infrequent Habitat Growing directly from buried subterranean fungi in the Elaphomyces genus Spore Print White Microscopic Features Spores string shaped, septate, at maturity breaking into spindle shaped segments measuring (19) x (2.5) µm2. Edibility Inedible |