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Oak-loving Gymnopus

Gymnopus dryophilus

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 1,018, February 752, March 1,178, April 1,853, May 2,671, June 2,913, July 3,117, August 2,680, September 1,968, October 1,469, November 803, December 627.
United States25,301
Alaska21,047
Pennsylvania1,346
California1,116
Canada752
New York417
Vermont314
Ontario309
West Virginia228
New Hampshire202

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
FamilyOmphalotaceae
GenusGymnopus

Sources

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