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goatcheese webcap

Cortinarius camphoratus

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 264, February 195, March 305, April 480, May 692, June 754, July 807, August 694, September 510, October 380, November 208, December 162.
United States5,632
Alaska5,450
Canada103
Washington39
Quebec34
California33
Finland26
Ontario24
British Columbia22
Tennessee16

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
  • Mycorrhizal fungusDescends from a fungal lineage whose members commonly form mycorrhizal associations.Inferred from its group

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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
FamilyWebcaps · Cortinariaceae
GenusWebcaps · Cortinarius

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