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Phaeotremella foliacea

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 150, February 111, March 174, April 273, May 394, June 430, July 460, August 395, September 290, October 217, November 118, December 93.
United States4,287
Alaska3,105
California384
Canada230
New York85
Ontario82
Pennsylvania80
Mexico52
Quebec49
North Carolina44

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Classification

KingdomFungi Including Lichens · Fungi
PhylumBasidiomycete Fungi · Basidiomycota
ClassTremellomycetes
OrderTremellales
FamilyPhaeotremellaceae
GenusPhaeotremella

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