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Yellowleg Bonnet

Mycena epipterygia

8,496 observations in the source records

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What the records say

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 755, February 558, March 874, April 1,374, May 1,981, June 2,161, July 2,312, August 1,988, September 1,460, October 1,090, November 595, December 465.
United States17,043
Alaska15,613
Australia800
Victoria619
Canada415
Russia294
British Columbia245
Washington244
Germany204
California168

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
FamilyMycenaceae
GenusBonnets · Mycena

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