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devil's urn

Urnula craterium

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 72, February 53, March 84, April 132, May 190, June 207, July 222, August 191, September 140, October 105, November 57, December 45.
United States8,605
Alaska1,498
Canada859
Ontario772
Russia579
Tennessee567
Virginia536
Missouri522
Alabama493
North Carolina460

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

Classification

KingdomFungi Including Lichens · Fungi
PhylumAscomycete Fungi · Ascomycota
ClassOperculate Ascomycetes · Pezizomycetes
OrderPezizales
FamilySarcosomataceae
GenusUrnula

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