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Cabbage Parachute

Gymnopus brassicolens

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 445, February 249, March 150, April 141, May 137, June 101, July 87, August 88, September 112, October 114, November 177, December 301.
United States1,693
California1,572
Alaska264
Portugal72
LISBOA40
Italy17
Switzerland16
Spain15
France15
Hungary14

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

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Classification

KingdomFungi Including Lichens · Fungi
PhylumBasidiomycete Fungi · Basidiomycota
ClassMushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies · Agaricomycetes
OrderCommon Gilled Mushrooms and Allies · Agaricales
FamilyOmphalotaceae
GenusGymnopus

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