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Spring Fieldcap

Agrocybe praecox

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 241, February 178, March 279, April 439, May 632, June 689, July 738, August 634, September 466, October 348, November 190, December 148.
United States7,221
Alaska4,982
Washington1,234
Oregon1,009
California718
Canada364
New Zealand341
Ontario162
Pennsylvania155
New York143

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
FamilyHymenogastraceae
GenusAgrocybe

Sources

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

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