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pine powdercap

Cystoderma jasonis

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 106, February 78, March 123, April 193, May 279, June 304, July 325, August 280, September 205, October 153, November 84, December 65.
United States2,239
Alaska2,195
Canada13
Pennsylvania11
New York10
Newfoundland and Labrador9
Tennessee7
North Carolina7
New Jersey7
Russia7

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
FamilySquamanitaceae
GenusPowdercaps · Cystoderma

Sources

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