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watery toughshank

Gymnopus aquosus

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 47, February 35, March 54, April 85, May 123, June 134, July 143, August 123, September 91, October 68, November 37, December 29.
United States997
Alaska968
Spain51
Switzerland31
Germany24
Austria23
Steiermark21
Canada17
Washington15
Aragón15

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

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
FamilyOmphalotaceae
GenusGymnopus

Sources

Remember the name next time.

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