Armillaria mellea
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Armillaria mellea is an edible basidiomycete fungus in the honey fungus genus Armillaria. It is a plant pathogen and part of a cryptic species complex of closely related and morphologically similar sp
Armillaria mellea, Honey Fungus, UK 1
Illustration from James Sowerby's Coloured Figures of English Fungi or Mushrooms
Honey fungus rhizomorphs
Parboiling honey fungus
Parasitism
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Parasitism is a close relationship between species, where one organism, the parasite, lives on or inside another organism, the host, causing it some harm, and is adapted structurally to this way of li
Armillaria mellea
…northern temperate zones. It has been found throughout North America, and in Europe and northern Asia. It has been introduced to South Africa. It grows parasitically on a large number of broadleaf trees. It fruits in dense clusters at the base of trunks or stumps. Armillaria mellea poses a significant threat to…
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