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alpine jelly cone

Guepiniopsis alpina

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in British Columbia.January 63, February 103, March 198, April 223, May 163, June 142, July 113, August 101, September 89, October 70, November 57, December 57.
United States2,471
British Columbia2,437
Washington1,736
Canada1,162
Oregon980
Alaska394
California364
Chile287
Colorado114
Región de Los Lagos95

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Traits

Group and habits

  • Human edibleListed as edible by a harvested source. This is a research trait, not foraging advice.FungiTastic metadata
  • Jelly fungus formDescends from a fungal lineage whose members are typically jelly fungi.Inferred from its group
  • Grows on woodDescends from a fungal lineage whose members commonly grow on wood.Inferred from its group
  • Saprotrophic fungusDescends from a fungal lineage whose members commonly decompose dead organic matter.Inferred from its group

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Classification

KingdomFungi Including Lichens · Fungi
PhylumBasidiomycete Fungi · Basidiomycota
ClassDacrymycetes
OrderDacrymycetales
FamilyDacrymycetaceae
GenusJelly Cones · Guepiniopsis

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