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yellowfoot dapperling

Lepiota magnispora

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 163, February 120, March 188, April 296, May 427, June 466, July 498, August 429, September 315, October 235, November 128, December 100.
United States4,369
Alaska3,365
California453
Washington320
Canada273
British Columbia247
Oregon153
Mexico25
Colorado23
Russia18

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
FamilyVerrucosporaceae
GenusLepiota

Sources

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