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golden ear

Naematelia aurantia

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 1,321, February 844, March 807, April 400, May 389, June 286, July 245, August 249, September 317, October 323, November 416, December 754.
California9,106
United States5,881
Washington975
Spain429
Texas370
France357
Canada197
British Columbia182
Comunidad de Madrid138
Portugal136

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Traits

Group and habits

  • Human edibleListed as edible by a harvested source. This is a research trait, not foraging advice.FungiTastic metadata

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Classification

KingdomFungi Including Lichens · Fungi
PhylumBasidiomycete Fungi · Basidiomycota
ClassTremellomycetes
OrderTremellales
FamilyNaemateliaceae
GenusNaematelia

Sources

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