Fungi
Peck's Yellow Dust Amanita
Amanita elongata
29 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
Yellow PatchesAmanita flavoconia
Fly AgaricAmanita muscaria
Yellow American BlusherAmanita flavorubens
Frost's AmanitaAmanita frostiana
Caesar's mushroomAmanita caesarea
Yellow Swamp BrittlegillRussula claroflava
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 342 |
|---|---|
| Canada | 180 |
| Quebec | 59 |
| North Carolina | 50 |
| New York | 46 |
| Prince Edward Island | 41 |
| Nova Scotia | 39 |
| Georgia | 25 |
| New Brunswick | 24 |
| Virginia | 22 |
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
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 Peck's Yellow Dust Amanita with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.