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Yellow-green Russula Mold
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Yellow-green Russula Mold

Hypomyces luteovirens

Hypomyces luteovirens, commonly known as the green langoustine, is a parasitic fungus in the genus Hypomyces. It is a green mold that grows on certain Russula mushrooms. It sometimes grows on Lactarius species. It is not recommended for consumption, because its host species and host edibility are largely unknown.

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 125774.