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Yellow Deer Mushroom

Pluteus chrysophlebius

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 New York.January 8, February 8, March 11, April 20, May 34, June 17, July 19, August 11, September 13, October 12, November 8, December 8.
United States826
Canada248
New York163
Ontario147
Pennsylvania103
West Virginia54
Missouri46
Virginia45
Quebec44
Mexico41

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
FamilyPluteaceae
GenusDeer Mushrooms · Pluteus

Sources

Remember the name next time.

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