Cordyceps capitata    (Holmsk.:Fr.) Link 

common name(s) : Drumstick Truffleclub 

New classification: Ascomycota/Pezizomycotina/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreomycetidae/Hypocreales/Cordycipitaceae  
Former classification: Ascomycota/Hymenoascomycetes/Pyrenomycetideae/Clavicipitales/Clavicipitaceae  
(unconfirmed synonyms: Tolypocladium capitatum, Cordiceps capitata, Cordyceps longisegmentis)  

edibility : discard

potential confusions with Cordyceps capitata toxicity of Cordyceps capitata genus Cordyceps  

The cap is club-shaped, with an oval fertile head, with a well differentiated stem.

The fertile surface is smooth.

It grows on the ground, in forests, mostly with conifers.

The fruiting period takes place from October to December.
Dimensions: width of cap approximately 0.8 cm (between 0.6 and 1 cm)
  total height approximately 6 cm (between 2 and 8 cm)
  width of stem approximately 8 mm (between 5 and 10 mm)

Distinctive features : sorry, no English description yet

Cordyceps capitata is rare and localised in the forest of Rambouillet, and is quite rare, more generally speaking .
here should be the distribution map of Cordyceps capitata in the forest of Rambouillet
Above : distribution map of Cordyceps capitata in the forest of Rambouillet



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