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Scarlet Bonnet

Atheniella adonis

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 38, February 28, March 45, April 70, May 101, June 110, July 118, August 101, September 74, October 56, November 30, December 24.
United States1,058
Alaska796
Washington95
Canada61
Oregon59
California55
British Columbia41
Chile38
United Kingdom20
England18

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
FamilyPorotheleaceae
GenusAtheniella

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Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Scarlet Bonnet with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.