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Fungi

tawny funnel cap

Paralepista flaccida

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 521, February 385, March 603, April 949, May 1,368, June 1,492, July 1,597, August 1,373, September 1,008, October 753, November 411, December 321.
United States11,006
Alaska10,783
Germany282
United Kingdom267
England226
California163
Portugal118
Spain109
Austria101
Russia88

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
GenusParalepista

Sources

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