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Poison Pie

Hebeloma crustuliniforme

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 350, February 258, March 405, April 636, May 918, June 1,001, July 1,071, August 921, September 676, October 505, November 276, December 216.
United States8,004
Alaska7,231
California311
Canada137
Washington67
Ontario60
New York57
British Columbia43
Pennsylvania39
Colorado30

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

Traits

Ecological

  • DecomposerBreaks down dead organic matter, recycling nutrientsFrom its classification

Group and habits

  • Toxic to humansListed as toxic or not suitable as food for humans by a harvested source.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
GenusPoisonpies · Hebeloma

Sources

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