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European Pine Cone Lepidella

Amanita strobiliformis

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 40, February 29, March 46, April 72, May 104, June 114, July 122, August 105, September 77, October 57, November 31, December 25.
United States968
Alaska822
Germany160
France60
Austria51
Italy47
Niedersachsen42
Switzerland38
Hungary34
United Kingdom32

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

Traits

Ecological

  • DecomposerBreaks down dead organic matter, recycling nutrientsFrom its classification

Group and habits

  • Mycorrhizal fungusDescends from a fungal lineage whose members commonly form mycorrhizal associations.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomFungi Including Lichens · Fungi
PhylumBasidiomycete Fungi · Basidiomycota
ClassMushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies · Agaricomycetes
OrderCommon Gilled Mushrooms and Allies · Agaricales
Familyamanita mushrooms and allies · Amanitaceae
Genusamanita mushrooms · Amanita

Sources

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