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Lichen Agaric

Lichenomphalia ericetorum

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 British Columbia.January 5, February 61, March 446, April 677, May 206, June 93, July 23, August 9, September 16, October 80, November 44, December 12.
British Columbia3,658
Washington1,955
Oregon1,288
California526
Alaska393
Australia105
Victoria95
Russia88
United Kingdom87
Finland72

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
FamilyWaxcaps and Allies · Hygrophoraceae
GenusLichenomphalia

Sources

Remember the name next time.

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