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clustered toughshank

Collybiopsis confluens

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 298, February 220, March 345, April 543, May 782, June 853, July 913, August 785, September 576, October 430, November 235, December 184.
United States6,398
Alaska6,165
Germany132
Russia98
Switzerland97
Canada91
United Kingdom86
Austria63
Washington59
Netherlands41

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Ecological

  • DecomposerBreaks down dead organic matter, recycling nutrientsFrom its classification

Group and habits

  • Human edibleListed as edible by a harvested source. This is a research trait, not foraging advice.FungiTastic metadata

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Classification

KingdomFungi Including Lichens · Fungi
PhylumBasidiomycete Fungi · Basidiomycota
ClassMushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies · Agaricomycetes
OrderCommon Gilled Mushrooms and Allies · Agaricales
FamilyOmphalotaceae
GenusParachutes · Collybiopsis

Sources

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