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swarming spine

Mucronella calva

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 60, February 44, March 69, April 109, May 157, June 172, July 184, August 158, September 116, October 87, November 47, December 37.
United States1,359
Alaska1,240
Canada83
Ontario44
California39
British Columbia22
Washington16
Quebec16
Oregon11
New York9

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
GenusMucronella

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