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Common Fiber Vase

Thelephora terrestris

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 853, February 630, March 987, April 1,553, May 2,240, June 2,442, July 2,613, August 2,247, September 1,650, October 1,232, November 673, December 526.
United States18,938
Alaska17,647
Canada586
Russia413
Finland287
Ontario257
Germany230
New Zealand173
New Jersey129
New York110

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

Traits

Group and habits

  • Human edibleListed as edible by a harvested source. This is a research trait, not foraging advice.FungiTastic metadata
  • Mycorrhizal fungusDescends from a fungal lineage whose members commonly form mycorrhizal associations.Inferred from its group

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
OrderThelephorales
FamilyThelephoraceae
GenusThelephora

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