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Brownedge Bonnet

Mycena olivaceomarginata

Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
(c) uxbridgebirder, some rights reserved (CC BY)

27 photos

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 108, February 80, March 125, April 196, May 283, June 309, July 330, August 284, September 209, October 156, November 85, December 66.
United States2,252
Alaska2,231
Germany23
New Zealand20
United Kingdom17
England17
Washington12
Switzerland12
Canada9
Oregon9

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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