Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Ophiocordyceps melolonthae being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Nigelia martiale
- Paraisaria gracilioides
- Ophiocordyceps sobolifera
- Trichoderma alutaceum
- Paraisaria gracilis
- Ophiocordyceps sphecocephala
Classification
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Ascomycota
- Class
- Sordariomycetes
- Order
- Hypocreales
- Family
- Ophiocordycipitaceae
- Genus
- Ophiocordyceps
- Species
- Ophiocordyceps melolonthae
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