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red edge bonnet

Mycena rubromarginata

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 176, February 130, March 203, April 320, May 461, June 503, July 538, August 463, September 340, October 254, November 139, December 108.
United States3,719
Alaska3,634
Canada63
Ontario27
British Columbia23
Germany18
Washington17
Michigan17
Russia13
Tennessee12

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
FamilyMycenaceae
GenusBonnets · Mycena

Sources

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