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White green-algae coral

Multiclavula mucida

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 62, February 46, March 72, April 114, May 164, June 179, July 191, August 164, September 121, October 90, November 49, December 38.
United States3,527
Alaska1,291
Canada525
Pennsylvania307
New York282
Ontario279
Virginia228
West Virginia184
Maryland171
New Jersey132

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

Traits

Group and habits

  • Human edibleListed as edible by a harvested source. This is a research trait, not foraging advice.FungiTastic metadata
  • Lichen growth formListed by a harvested source as belonging to the lichen plant group.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Mycorrhizal fungusDescends from a fungal lineage whose members commonly form mycorrhizal associations.Inferred from its group

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
OrderCantharellales
FamilyHydnaceae
GenusMulticlavula

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Sources

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Practise White green-algae coral with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.