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Bearded Fieldcap

Agrocybe molesta

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 Alaska.January 20, February 15, March 23, April 37, May 53, June 58, July 62, August 53, September 39, October 29, November 16, December 12.
United States786
Alaska416
Canada224
Ontario101
Saskatchewan57
Michigan54
Illinois51
Indiana49
Switzerland41
Alberta30

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
GenusAgrocybe

Sources

Remember the name next time.

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