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Moss Bell

Galerina hypnorum

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 142, February 105, March 164, April 258, May 373, June 406, July 435, August 374, September 275, October 205, November 112, December 88.
United States3,132
Alaska2,936
Australia655
Victoria495
New South Wales135
Canada73
Pennsylvania45
New York35
Ontario30
Washington29

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

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
FamilyHymenogastraceae
GenusMoss Bells · Galerina

Sources

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