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Biting Rustgill

Gymnopilus liquiritiae

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 Ontario.January 1, February 1, March 2, April 4, May 7, June 3, July 3, August 2, September 2, October 2, November 1, December 1.
United States196
Canada47
Ontario30
California22
Michigan18
New York14
South Carolina13
Quebec12
New Jersey11
Georgia9

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