(19th September, 1999 at Aikawa)
The below red one is not mushroom, but Galeola septentrionalis, a sort of orchid. They have no leaf and no chlorophyl. Then, how can they keep their lives ? Answer is that they take nutrition from mushroom as if they are parasite. The story is as follows;
The hyphae of the mushroom like Armillariella mellea try to invade the root of Galeola septentrionalis and win success. After that, the revenge begins. Poor invaders stock the nutrition in their hyphae. However, Galeola septentrionalis does not allow them to do so and take the nutrition from them instead until they are finally exhausted. It is very interesting that Galeola septentrionalis apparently mimics to be easily conquered by the mushrooms. It is really fatal attraction. What a foxy wise guy !
Galeola septentrionalis is treasured by us Japanese from many years ago as a cordial medicine. I do not know the efficacy.
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