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angel's wings

Pleurocybella porrigens

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in British Columbia.January 28, February 26, March 41, April 47, May 73, June 64, July 51, August 45, September 62, October 172, November 35, December 26.
United States5,031
British Columbia1,327
Washington1,308
Canada1,050
Alaska390
Nova Scotia346
United Kingdom230
Scotland216
Quebec178
New York151

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Traits

Ecological

  • DecomposerBreaks down dead organic matter, recycling nutrientsFrom its classification

Group and habits

  • Toxic to humansListed as toxic or not suitable as food for humans by a harvested source.FungiTastic metadata

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Classification

KingdomFungi Including Lichens · Fungi
PhylumBasidiomycete Fungi · Basidiomycota
ClassMushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies · Agaricomycetes
OrderCommon Gilled Mushrooms and Allies · Agaricales
FamilyPhyllotopsidaceae
GenusPleurocybella

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