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The Goblet

Pseudoclitocybe cyathiformis

Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
(c) torstendavidsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

28 photos

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 364, February 269, March 421, April 662, May 954, June 1,041, July 1,114, August 958, September 703, October 525, November 287, December 224.
United States7,927
Alaska7,520
California224
Germany139
Canada134
United Kingdom74
Russia63
Spain60
Ontario56
England55

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

Traits

Ecological

  • DecomposerBreaks down dead organic matter, recycling nutrientsFrom its classification

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
OrderCommon Gilled Mushrooms and Allies · Agaricales
FamilyPseudoclitocybaceae
GenusGoblets · Pseudoclitocybe

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise The Goblet with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.