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Western Woodland Lepidella

Amanita silvicola

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 Washington.January 8, February 7, March 8, April 10, May 13, June 10, July 8, August 8, September 8, October 19, November 19, December 7.
United States236
Washington98
California90
Oregon47
Canada29
British Columbia29
Nevada1

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Ecological

  • DecomposerBreaks down dead organic matter, recycling nutrientsFrom its classification

Group and habits

  • Mycorrhizal fungusDescends from a fungal lineage whose members commonly form mycorrhizal associations.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomFungi Including Lichens · Fungi
PhylumBasidiomycete Fungi · Basidiomycota
ClassMushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies · Agaricomycetes
OrderCommon Gilled Mushrooms and Allies · Agaricales
Familyamanita mushrooms and allies · Amanitaceae
Genusamanita mushrooms · Amanita

Sources

Remember the name next time.

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