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Common Rustgill

Gymnopilus penetrans

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 918, February 678, March 1,063, April 1,672, May 2,410, June 2,628, July 2,812, August 2,419, September 1,776, October 1,325, November 724, December 566.
United States19,228
Alaska18,992
Russia233
Germany206
Spain135
United Kingdom121
Switzerland109
Moscow Oblast106
New Jersey91
England90

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
FamilyHymenogastraceae
Genusrustgills and gyms · Gymnopilus

Sources

Remember the name next time.

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