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common bonnet

Mycena galericulata

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 1,673, February 1,235, March 1,936, April 3,045, May 4,391, June 4,788, July 5,123, August 4,406, September 3,235, October 2,415, November 1,319, December 1,031.
United States36,575
Alaska34,598
British Columbia1,232
Pennsylvania933
Washington785
Massachusetts698
Canada525
United Kingdom314
Indiana301
Ontario295

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

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