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Smoky Dapperling

Leucocoprinus barssii

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 3, February 2, March 0, April 3, May 0, June 0, July 3, August 10, September 40, October 80, November 28, December 6.
California175
Hungary34
Spain16
Italy11
Washington10
Csongrád-Csanád10
Oregon9
Mexico9
France9
Pest9

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
FamilyField Mushrooms and Allies · Agaricaceae
GenusLeucocoprinus

Sources

Remember the name next time.

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