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bear lentinus

Lentinellus ursinus

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 61, February 45, March 71, April 112, May 161, June 176, July 188, August 162, September 119, October 89, November 48, December 38.
United States3,350
Alaska1,271
Canada396
Ontario297
New York232
Pennsylvania229
California137
Virginia136
New Jersey136
West Virginia130

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

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
OrderRussulales
FamilyAuriscalpiaceae
GenusLentinellus

Sources

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Practise bear lentinus with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.