Fungi › Diatrypaceae

common tarcrust fungus

Diatrype stigma

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 303, February 224, March 351, April 551, May 795, June 867, July 928, August 798, September 586, October 437, November 239, December 187.
United States7,867
Alaska6,265
Canada313
New York215
Ontario150
Pennsylvania148
New Jersey145
Virginia134
Maryland105
West Virginia82

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
PhylumAscomycete Fungi · Ascomycota
ClassSordariomycetes
OrderXylariales
FamilyDiatrypaceae
GenusDiatrype

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Sources

Remember the name next time.

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