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Stubble Rosegill

Volvopluteus gloiocephalus

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 1,366, February 670, March 314, April 316, May 307, June 226, July 193, August 197, September 250, October 255, November 328, December 657.
California8,954
United States7,176
Alaska3,699
New Zealand949
Australia880
Portugal674
Spain644
Victoria521
United Kingdom472
England438

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
FamilyPluteaceae
GenusVolvopluteus

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