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Winter twiglet

Tubaria hiemalis

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Washington.January 2, February 2, March 2, April 3, May 4, June 3, July 3, August 2, September 3, October 2, November 2, December 2.
United States72
Washington32
Canada30
British Columbia30
Virginia13
West Virginia11
Oregon5
Portugal5
COIMBRA5
France4

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Ecological

  • DecomposerBreaks down dead organic matter, recycling nutrientsFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomFungi Including Lichens · Fungi
PhylumBasidiomycete Fungi · Basidiomycota
ClassMushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies · Agaricomycetes
OrderCommon Gilled Mushrooms and Allies · Agaricales
FamilyTubariaceae
GenusTwiglets · Tubaria

Sources

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

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