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Clavicorona taxophila

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Washington.January 13, February 11, March 13, April 17, May 21, June 16, July 13, August 13, September 13, October 26, November 49, December 40.
United States268
Washington162
Canada142
British Columbia116
California29
Oregon28
Idaho22
New York17
Ontario12
Pennsylvania9

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
  • Coral fungus formDescends from a fungal lineage whose members are typically coral fungi.Inferred from its group

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
Familyantler and spindle fungi · Clavariaceae
GenusClavicorona

Sources

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