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Pig's Ears

Discina perlata

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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27 photos

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 23, February 17, March 27, April 42, May 60, June 66, July 70, August 60, September 44, October 33, November 18, December 14.
United States766
Alaska475
Canada67
California57
Idaho57
Ontario41
Utah30
Washington30
Wyoming23
British Columbia18

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

Classification

KingdomFungi Including Lichens · Fungi
PhylumAscomycete Fungi · Ascomycota
ClassOperculate Ascomycetes · Pezizomycetes
OrderPezizales
FamilyDiscinaceae
GenusDiscina

Sources

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