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Pinkedge Bonnet

Mycena capillaripes

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 38, February 28, March 44, April 69, May 99, June 108, July 116, August 99, September 73, October 55, November 30, December 23.
United States1,242
Alaska781
California336
Washington57
Canada41
Ontario25
Oregon22
Michigan19
British Columbia12
Idaho10

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
FamilyMycenaceae
GenusBonnets · Mycena

Sources

Remember the name next time.

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