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Silky Piggyback

Asterophora parasitica

478 observations in the source records

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28 photos

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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 85, February 62, March 98, April 154, May 222, June 242, July 259, August 223, September 164, October 122, November 67, December 52.
United States1,904
Alaska1,750
Canada75
United Kingdom36
Quebec31
California28
Oregon22
New York22
Ontario21
Mexico21

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
FamilyLyophyllaceae
GenusPiggybacks · Asterophora

Sources

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