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Lilac Fibrecap

Inocybe lilacina

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 272, February 201, March 314, April 495, May 713, June 778, July 832, August 716, September 525, October 392, November 214, December 168.
United States6,144
Alaska5,620
Canada220
Washington97
Ontario86
California60
British Columbia58
Mexico58
New York55
Quebec42

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

Traits

Ecological

  • DecomposerBreaks down dead organic matter, recycling nutrientsFrom its classification

Group and habits

  • Toxic to humansListed as toxic or not suitable as food for humans by a harvested source.FungiTastic metadata
  • Mycorrhizal fungusDescends from a fungal lineage whose members commonly form mycorrhizal associations.Inferred from its group

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
PhylumBasidiomycete Fungi · Basidiomycota
ClassMushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies · Agaricomycetes
OrderCommon Gilled Mushrooms and Allies · Agaricales
FamilyFibercaps and Allies · Inocybaceae
GenusFiber Caps · Inocybe

Sources

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Practise Lilac Fibrecap with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.

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