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northern honey fungus
Armillaria borealis
26 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
Honey MushroomArmillaria mellea
Honey MushroomArmillaria ostoyae
Sheathed WoodtuftKuehneromyces mutabilis
Bulbous Honey FungusArmillaria gallica
shaggy scalycapPholiota squarrosa
mullet honey fungusArmillaria cepistipes
Ringless Honey MushroomDesarmillaria caespitosa
Terrestrial ScalycapPholiota terrestris
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 4,883 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 4,879 |
| Russia | 646 |
| Finland | 165 |
| Moscow Oblast | 157 |
| Uusimaa | 65 |
| Moscow | 52 |
| Novosibirsk Oblast | 50 |
| Altai Krai | 33 |
| Omsk Oblast | 28 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Ecological
- DecomposerBreaks down dead organic matter, recycling nutrientsFrom its classification
Group and habits
- Human edibleListed as edible by a harvested source. This is a research trait, not foraging advice.FungiTastic metadata
- Human edibility cautionReported with edibility caveats, lookalike concerns, adverse effects, or trade restrictions.Mushrooms traded as food, Volume I
Edibility, toxicity and medicinal traits are records from datasets, not advice. Never eat, handle or use a wild species on the strength of an app.
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 | Physalacriaceae |
| Genus | honey mushrooms · Armillaria |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: FungiTastic metadata (BSD-3-Clause repository; dataset terms require verification)
- Traits: Mushrooms traded as food, Volume I (Copyrighted publication; factual list metadata retained for review)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise northern honey fungus with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.