ows , ▁gard ens , ▁and ▁wood ch ip ▁mul ch . ▁In ▁Europe ▁it ▁is ▁often ▁found ▁in ▁be ech ▁woods ▁in ▁al kal ine ▁soil . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁common ▁species ▁found ▁throughout ▁Europe , ▁where ▁it ▁f ruits ▁from ▁July ▁to ▁November . ▁Although ▁also ▁found ▁in ▁North ▁America , ▁generally ▁fruit ing ▁from ▁August ▁to ▁October , ▁the ▁full ▁extent ▁of ▁its ▁distribution ▁there ▁is ▁unknown . ▁ ▁F ruit b od ies ▁of ▁St roph aria ▁ca er ule a ▁form ▁my cel ial ▁c ords – root like ▁structures ▁consisting ▁of ▁a ▁dense ▁mass ▁of ▁hy pha e – which ▁create ▁extensive ▁under ground ▁networks ▁that ▁move ▁nut ri ents ▁and ▁allow ▁the ▁fung us ▁to ▁" for age " ▁for ▁resources . ▁These ▁c ords ▁are ▁often ▁associated ▁with ▁st ems ▁and ▁rh iz om es ▁of ▁the ▁common ▁n ett le ▁( U rt ica ▁dio ica ). ▁These ▁my cel ial ▁systems ' ▁development ▁and ▁the ▁species ' s ▁interactions ▁with ▁other ▁cord - form ing ▁wood ▁decom pos er ▁bas idi om yc etes ▁have ▁been ▁investig ated . ▁The ▁my cel ia ▁of ▁St roph aria ▁ca er ule a ▁form ▁a ▁f ract al ▁structure ▁character ized ▁by ▁a ▁dense , ▁relatively ▁slowly ▁extending ▁front , ▁a ▁formation ▁associated ▁with ▁finding ▁relatively ▁hom ogene ously ▁distributed ▁nut ri ents – equ ivalent ▁to ▁short - range ▁for aging . ▁An ▁increase ▁in ▁the ▁supply ▁of ▁soil ▁nit ro gen ▁or ▁ph