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Corkstar Puffball

Mycenastrum corium

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 30, February 22, March 35, April 55, May 80, June 87, July 93, August 80, September 59, October 44, November 24, December 19.
United States949
Alaska628
Canada58
Colorado50
Ontario46
California35
Australia25
Michigan23
Russia22
Texas21

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
  • Puffball fungus formDescends from a fungal lineage whose members are typically puffballs.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
Familypuffballs · Lycoperdaceae
GenusMycenastrum

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