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pink crown
Sarcosphaera coronaria
27 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
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Easily confused with
Sarcosphaera crassa
cedar cupGeopora sumneriana
Sarcosphaera montana
Sarcosphaera pacificaStudy checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 1,002 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 538 |
| Canada | 124 |
| California | 119 |
| Oregon | 103 |
| Washington | 93 |
| British Columbia | 61 |
| Spain | 55 |
| Idaho | 53 |
| Colorado | 42 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Toxic to humansListed as toxic or not suitable as food for humans by a harvested source.FungiTastic metadata
- Cup fungus formDescends from a fungal lineage whose members are commonly cup fungi.Inferred from its group
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
| Kingdom | Fungi Including Lichens · Fungi |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Ascomycete Fungi · Ascomycota |
| Class | Operculate Ascomycetes · Pezizomycetes |
| Order | Pezizales |
| Family | Pezizas, Desert Truffles, and Allies · Pezizaceae |
| Genus | Sarcosphaera |
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Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: FungiTastic metadata (BSD-3-Clause repository; dataset terms require verification)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise pink crown with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.