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Red Gyroporus

Gyroporus purpurinus

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(c) bllanas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Ontario.January 4, February 5, March 7, April 14, May 27, June 13, July 10, August 9, September 9, October 7, November 5, December 4.
United States322
Canada120
Ontario113
Michigan51
Wisconsin43
Minnesota41
Indiana30
New York26
Illinois23
Iowa16

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Classification

KingdomFungi Including Lichens · Fungi
PhylumBasidiomycete Fungi · Basidiomycota
ClassMushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies · Agaricomycetes
Orderboletes and allies · Boletales
FamilyGyroporaceae
GenusGyroporus

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