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Poplar Fieldcap

Cyclocybe cylindracea

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Spain.January 6, February 14, March 39, April 81, May 102, June 28, July 25, August 34, September 110, October 152, November 107, December 46.
Spain744
United States596
Portugal435
Alaska375
Italy302
France198
United Kingdom191
England190
Comunidad de Madrid151
LISBOA140

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
FamilyTubariaceae
GenusCyclocybe

Sources

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Practise Poplar Fieldcap with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.