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Club Foot

Ampulloclitocybe clavipes

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 473, February 350, March 548, April 862, May 1,242, June 1,355, July 1,450, August 1,247, September 915, October 683, November 373, December 292.
United States10,394
Alaska9,789
Canada305
Ontario127
New York110
Russia101
Pennsylvania90
Germany83
Quebec67
California62

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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

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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
FamilyWaxcaps and Allies · Hygrophoraceae
GenusAmpulloclitocybe

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