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Rosy Oysterling

Scytinotus longinquus

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in British Columbia.January 177, February 44, March 51, April 60, May 93, June 81, July 64, August 57, September 50, October 40, November 73, December 131.
British Columbia1,674
Washington1,228
United States725
Canada628
New Zealand320
Australia261
Alaska202
Oregon189
Victoria180
Otago Region97

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
GenusScytinotus

Sources

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