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Bitter Brown Leucopax

Leucopaxillus gentianeus

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 261, February 99, March 72, April 89, May 87, June 64, July 55, August 56, September 71, October 72, November 149, December 236.
United States2,073
California878
Alaska860
Washington123
Spain70
Canada60
British Columbia60
Arizona54
Oregon44
Aragón32

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
FamilyTricholomataceae
GenusLeucopaxillus

Sources

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