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Iodine Bonnet

Mycena filopes

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 253, February 187, March 293, April 461, May 665, June 725, July 776, August 667, September 490, October 365, November 200, December 156.
United States5,655
Alaska5,237
Canada162
Ontario85
Indiana83
Washington73
Michigan59
British Columbia45
California37
New York36

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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