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Saffron Crep

Crepidotus crocophyllus

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 21, February 15, March 24, April 38, May 54, June 59, July 63, August 55, September 40, October 30, November 16, December 13.
United States1,581
Alaska428
Canada266
Ontario222
Michigan137
California131
New York115
Indiana81
Pennsylvania77
West Virginia70

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Ecological

  • DecomposerBreaks down dead organic matter, recycling nutrientsFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomFungi Including Lichens · Fungi
PhylumBasidiomycete Fungi · Basidiomycota
ClassMushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies · Agaricomycetes
OrderCommon Gilled Mushrooms and Allies · Agaricales
FamilyCrepidotaceae
GenusOysterlings · Crepidotus

Sources

Remember the name next time.

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