Fungi › Porotheleaceae
golden-gilled gerronema
Gerronema strombodes
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
Golden Oyster MushroomPleurotus citrinopileatus
Ringless Honey MushroomDesarmillaria caespitosa
Honey MushroomArmillaria mellea
Common FunnelInfundibulicybe gibba
Eastern American Platterful MushroomMegacollybia rodmanii
clustered waxcapHygrocybe caespitosa
Cotylidia aurantiaca
Smooth ChanterelleCantharellus lateritius
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 2,883 |
|---|---|
| Virginia | 949 |
| Georgia | 576 |
| North Carolina | 412 |
| Pennsylvania | 286 |
| Maryland | 270 |
| West Virginia | 199 |
| New Jersey | 171 |
| Tennessee | 151 |
| District of Columbia | 111 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Ecological
- DecomposerBreaks down dead organic matter, recycling nutrientsFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Fungi Including Lichens · Fungi |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Basidiomycete Fungi · Basidiomycota |
| Class | Mushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies · Agaricomycetes |
| Order | Common Gilled Mushrooms and Allies · Agaricales |
| Family | Porotheleaceae |
| Genus | Gerronema |
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 golden-gilled gerronema with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.