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crown-tipped coral fungus

Artomyces pyxidatus

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 721, February 532, March 834, April 1,312, May 1,892, June 2,063, July 2,208, August 1,899, September 1,394, October 1,041, November 569, December 444.
United States34,422
Alaska14,910
Canada6,043
Pennsylvania2,342
Ontario2,243
Ohio1,997
New York1,696
Michigan1,598
Russia1,512
Wisconsin1,211

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

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
OrderRussulales
FamilyAuriscalpiaceae
GenusArtomyces

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Sources

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