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flaming scalycap

Pholiota flammans

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 245, February 181, March 283, April 445, May 642, June 700, July 749, August 645, September 473, October 353, November 193, December 151.
United States5,358
Alaska5,061
Canada210
Russia148
Washington99
British Columbia71
Ontario54
Quebec45
Finland33
Germany32

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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

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Classification

KingdomFungi Including Lichens · Fungi
PhylumBasidiomycete Fungi · Basidiomycota
ClassMushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies · Agaricomycetes
OrderCommon Gilled Mushrooms and Allies · Agaricales
FamilyStrophariaceae
GenusScalycaps · Pholiota

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