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Spindleshank

Gymnopus fusipes

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 206, February 152, March 238, April 375, May 540, June 589, July 630, August 542, September 398, October 297, November 162, December 127.
United States4,260
Alaska4,257
United Kingdom217
England210
France174
Germany164
Spain128
Italy69
Île-de-France52
Hessen49

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
GenusGymnopus

Sources

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