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russet scaly tricholoma

Tricholoma vaccinum

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 265, February 195, March 306, April 482, May 695, June 758, July 811, August 697, September 512, October 382, November 209, December 163.
United States5,956
Alaska5,474
Canada468
British Columbia136
Quebec129
Washington107
California102
Ontario91
Colorado69
Oregon49

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
FamilyTricholomataceae
GenusKnights · Tricholoma

Sources

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