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Goldenedge bonnet

Mycena aurantiomarginata

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 37, February 27, March 43, April 67, May 97, June 106, July 113, August 98, September 72, October 53, November 29, December 23.
United States1,022
Alaska766
California172
Russia51
Washington48
Kostroma Oblast40
Oregon34
Canada28
British Columbia27
Moscow Oblast7

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
FamilyMycenaceae
GenusBonnets · Mycena

Sources

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