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Shield Dapperling

Lepiota clypeolaria

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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27 photos

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 98, February 72, March 113, April 178, May 256, June 280, July 299, August 257, September 189, October 141, November 77, December 60.
United States2,795
Alaska2,021
Canada203
Germany112
Ontario110
Russia107
California98
Austria93
Steiermark67
New York58

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
FamilyVerrucosporaceae
GenusLepiota

Sources

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

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