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clustered brittlestem

Britzelmayria multipedata

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 60, February 44, March 69, April 109, May 157, June 171, July 183, August 157, September 115, October 86, November 47, December 37.
United States1,255
Alaska1,235
United Kingdom86
England77
Germany76
Switzerland25
Nordrhein-Westfalen19
France13
Schleswig-Holstein11
New Zealand10

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
FamilyBrittlestems and Allies · Psathyrellaceae
GenusBritzelmayria

Sources

Remember the name next time.

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