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girdled webcap

Cortinarius trivialis

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 322, February 238, March 372, April 586, May 844, June 921, July 985, August 847, September 622, October 464, November 254, December 198.
United States6,723
Alaska6,654
Russia203
Canada131
Spain67
Quebec46
United Kingdom46
Germany41
Ontario40
Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug – Ugra40

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
  • Mycorrhizal fungusDescends from a fungal lineage whose members commonly form mycorrhizal associations.Inferred from its group

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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
FamilyWebcaps · Cortinariaceae
GenusWebcaps · Cortinarius

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