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Shiny cinnamon polypore

Coltricia cinnamomea

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in New York.January 16, February 16, March 21, April 37, May 63, June 31, July 23, August 21, September 25, October 23, November 15, December 14.
United States2,020
Canada361
New York304
Ontario269
New Hampshire210
Pennsylvania177
Michigan138
North Carolina136
New Jersey129
Virginia125

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

Classification

KingdomFungi Including Lichens · Fungi
PhylumBasidiomycete Fungi · Basidiomycota
ClassMushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies · Agaricomycetes
OrderHymenochaetales
FamilyColtriciaceae
GenusColtricia

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