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Velvet-foot Fairy Fan

Spathulariopsis velutipes

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Ontario.January 7, February 7, March 11, April 21, May 41, June 19, July 14, August 16, September 14, October 11, November 7, December 6.
United States651
Canada281
Ontario170
New York159
Quebec73
Vermont58
Michigan53
West Virginia52
Virginia50
Pennsylvania45

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Classification

KingdomFungi Including Lichens · Fungi
PhylumAscomycete Fungi · Ascomycota
ClassLeotiomycetes
OrderRhytismatales
FamilyCudoniaceae
GenusSpathulariopsis

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