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sphagnum greyling

Sphagnurus paluster

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 118, February 87, March 137, April 215, May 310, June 338, July 362, August 311, September 229, October 171, November 93, December 73.
United States2,577
Alaska2,445
Canada47
Russia46
Ontario29
Pennsylvania25
New York24
West Virginia15
Germany15
New Jersey14

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
FamilyLyophyllaceae
GenusSphagnurus

Sources

Remember the name next time.

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