This last stage is the fruiting stage of the mold.
"Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc."
George Francis Atkinson
Singularly, this position of the fruiting surface does occur in the case of one genus with a few small species.
"Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc."
George Francis Atkinson
The fruiting plants always arise from these rhizomorphs, and by digging carefully around the bases of the stems one can find these cords with the stems attached, though the attachment is frail and the stems are easily separated from the cords.
"Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc."
George Francis Atkinson