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white coral fungus

Ramariopsis kunzei

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 52, February 39, March 61, April 95, May 138, June 150, July 161, August 138, September 101, October 76, November 41, December 32.
United States2,867
Alaska1,084
Canada924
Ontario444
New York335
Vermont330
Quebec261
California248
Maine244
Nova Scotia223

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

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