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Giraffe Spots
Peniophora albobadia
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
turkey-tailTrametes versicolor
bicoloured bracketGloeoporus dichrous
Stereum illudens
Bleeding Oak CrustStereum gausapatum
Trametes villosa
Broadleaf Bleeding-crustStereum rugosum
Smoky polyporeBjerkandera adusta
Netted CrustByssomerulius corium
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 3,918 |
|---|---|
| California | 527 |
| New York | 440 |
| New Jersey | 363 |
| Pennsylvania | 335 |
| Canada | 278 |
| Virginia | 266 |
| Ontario | 264 |
| Maryland | 242 |
| Michigan | 215 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Fungi Including Lichens · Fungi |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Basidiomycete Fungi · Basidiomycota |
| Class | Mushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies · Agaricomycetes |
| Order | Russulales |
| Family | Peniophoraceae |
| Genus | Peniophora |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Giraffe Spots with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.