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Yellow Gymnopilus

Gymnopilus luteus

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Ontario.January 8, February 8, March 13, April 26, May 50, June 23, July 17, August 16, September 17, October 14, November 9, December 8.
United States898
Canada309
Ontario208
New York145
Pennsylvania126
Michigan96
West Virginia65
Quebec63
Ohio62
Virginia43

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

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