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White Domecap

Leucocybe connata

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 211, February 156, March 244, April 384, May 554, June 604, July 647, August 556, September 408, October 305, November 167, December 130.
United States4,463
Alaska4,367
Russia80
Austria60
Germany56
Canada53
Washington47
Switzerland41
United Kingdom32
Steiermark32

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

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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
FamilyLyophyllaceae
GenusLeucocybe

Sources

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