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hare's foot inkcap

Coprinopsis lagopus

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 308, February 227, March 356, April 560, May 808, June 881, July 943, August 811, September 595, October 444, November 243, December 190.
United States10,115
Alaska6,366
California5,433
Washington1,375
Oregon1,282
Pennsylvania793
United Kingdom708
England639
Canada563
Indiana310

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
FamilyBrittlestems and Allies · Psathyrellaceae
GenusInkcaps · Coprinopsis

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Practise hare's foot inkcap with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.