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cinnamon navel

Omphalina pyxidata

326 observations in the source records

Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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27 photos

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What the records say

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 86, February 64, March 100, April 157, May 226, June 246, July 264, August 227, September 166, October 124, November 68, December 53.
United States1,816
Alaska1,780
Canada95
Newfoundland and Labrador29
Quebec24
Germany23
Netherlands22
Russia22
Zuid-Holland16
Ontario14

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

Traits

Ecological

  • DecomposerBreaks down dead organic matter, recycling nutrientsFrom its classification

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
OrderCommon Gilled Mushrooms and Allies · Agaricales
FamilyOmphalinaceae
GenusOmphalina

Sources

Remember the name next time.

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