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blushing fibrewort

Inocybe pudica

Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
(c) mycotrope, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

28 photos

Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.

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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 Washington.January 16, February 14, March 16, April 22, May 27, June 21, July 17, August 16, September 17, October 15, November 39, December 20.
United States287
Washington210
Canada79
British Columbia77
California50
Oregon15
Switzerland7
Idaho5
Bern4
Colorado2

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
  • Mycorrhizal fungusDescends from a fungal lineage whose members commonly form mycorrhizal associations.Inferred from its group

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
FamilyFibercaps and Allies · Inocybaceae
GenusFiber Caps · Inocybe

Sources

Remember the name next time.

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