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Yellow Navel

Lichenomphalia chromacea

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 Australia.January 12, February 11, March 33, April 154, May 302, June 563, July 413, August 276, September 532, October 406, November 124, December 34.
Australia2,860
Victoria1,776
South Australia578
New South Wales207
Western Australia127
Tasmania97
Australian Capital Territory52
Queensland23
New Zealand5
West Coast Region2

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
FamilyWaxcaps and Allies · Hygrophoraceae
GenusLichenomphalia

Sources

Remember the name next time.

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