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Smoky Spindles

Clavaria fumosa

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 111, February 82, March 128, April 202, May 291, June 317, July 340, August 292, September 214, October 160, November 87, December 68.
United States3,059
Alaska2,294
Canada244
United Kingdom188
England138
Ontario115
New York107
North Carolina98
California73
Quebec66

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
  • Coral fungus formDescends from a fungal lineage whose members are typically coral fungi.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
OrderCommon Gilled Mushrooms and Allies · Agaricales
Familyantler and spindle fungi · Clavariaceae
GenusClavaria

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