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pig's ears

Discina ancilis

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 53, February 39, March 62, April 97, May 140, June 153, July 164, August 141, September 103, October 77, November 42, December 33.
United States1,435
Alaska1,106
Canada150
Russia143
Ontario73
Washington62
Oregon58
Moscow Oblast47
California39
British Columbia39

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Classification

KingdomFungi Including Lichens · Fungi
PhylumAscomycete Fungi · Ascomycota
ClassOperculate Ascomycetes · Pezizomycetes
OrderPezizales
FamilyDiscinaceae
GenusDiscina

Sources

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