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moss club

Multiclavula vernalis

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 16, February 12, March 18, April 29, May 42, June 46, July 49, August 42, September 31, October 23, November 13, December 10.
United States425
Alaska329
Canada56
Ontario19
British Columbia14
New York12
Massachusetts11
Michigan9
Oregon8
Nova Scotia7

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

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Classification

KingdomFungi Including Lichens · Fungi
PhylumBasidiomycete Fungi · Basidiomycota
ClassMushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies · Agaricomycetes
OrderCantharellales
FamilyHydnaceae
GenusMulticlavula

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