Fungi › Clitocybaceae

Fool's Funnel

Collybia rivulosa

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 California.January 17, February 5, March 2, April 0, May 0, June 0, July 0, August 0, September 0, October 0, November 5, December 16.
California45
Switzerland32
Netherlands25
Zuid-Holland24
Bern24
Spain21
United Kingdom17
England16
Germany15
Hungary14

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
FamilyClitocybaceae
GenusCollybia

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Fool's Funnel with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.