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bolete mould

Hypomyces chrysospermus

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 242, February 179, March 280, April 440, May 635, June 692, July 741, August 637, September 468, October 349, November 191, December 149.
United States7,858
Alaska5,002
Pennsylvania801
Canada612
Ontario334
California306
New York255
West Virginia236
Michigan165
Virginia134

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

Traits

Group and habits

Edibility, toxicity and medicinal traits are records from datasets, not advice. Never eat, handle or use a wild species on the strength of an app.

Classification

KingdomFungi Including Lichens · Fungi
PhylumAscomycete Fungi · Ascomycota
ClassSordariomycetes
OrderHypocreales
FamilyHypocreaceae
GenusHypomyces

Sources

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