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orange coral

Ramariopsis crocea

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 28, February 20, March 32, April 50, May 72, June 79, July 84, August 73, September 53, October 40, November 22, December 17.
United States702
Alaska570
Australia462
Victoria424
Canada49
Ontario26
New South Wales20
Idaho19
California15
New York15

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
GenusRamariopsis

Sources

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