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Dung Roundhead

Protostropharia semiglobata

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 287, February 212, March 333, April 523, May 755, June 823, July 881, August 757, September 556, October 415, November 227, December 177.
United States6,091
Alaska5,946
United Kingdom347
Australia301
Victoria210
England198
Spain102
Scotland86
Mexico81
California75

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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

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Classification

KingdomFungi Including Lichens · Fungi
PhylumBasidiomycete Fungi · Basidiomycota
ClassMushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies · Agaricomycetes
OrderCommon Gilled Mushrooms and Allies · Agaricales
FamilyStrophariaceae
GenusProtostropharia

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