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Rose Spindles

Clavaria rosea

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 40, February 30, March 47, April 73, May 106, June 115, July 124, August 106, September 78, October 58, November 32, December 25.
United States938
Alaska834
Canada137
Ontario57
Quebec26
British Columbia26
New York24
North Carolina15
Michigan12
Tennessee11

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
  • Coral fungus formDescends from a fungal lineage whose members are typically coral fungi.Inferred from its group

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
Familyantler and spindle fungi · Clavariaceae
GenusClavaria

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