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Fetid armillaria

Tricholoma zelleri

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Colorado.January 1, February 1, March 1, April 3, May 4, June 3, July 2, August 2, September 2, October 1, November 1, December 1.
United States34
Colorado23
Canada20
British Columbia17
Washington6
Oregon4
Alberta3
New Mexico1

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
FamilyTricholomataceae
GenusKnights · Tricholoma

Sources

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