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Yellow-stained funnel cap

Paralepista gilva

Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
(c) vlesu55, some rights reserved (CC BY)

27 photos

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 51, February 37, March 58, April 92, May 133, June 145, July 155, August 133, September 98, October 73, November 40, December 31.
United States1,077
Alaska1,045
Russia62
Moscow Oblast22
Washington17
Moscow12
Kostroma Oblast8
Austria6
Burgenland6
Pennsylvania5

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
GenusParalepista

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Yellow-stained funnel cap with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.