One fungus growing on another
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One fungus growing on another
Image: © M J Richardson Taken: 22 Sep 2013
The large round one is an earthball [Scleroderma citrinum]; the smaller ones are boletes [Pseudoboletus parasiticus]. The relationship is, however, possibly mutualistic rather than parasitic. In woodland at Parkend, in the Forest of Dean.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.770393
Longitude
-2.565291