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Bloxam's Entoloma

Entoloma bloxamii

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 21, February 15, March 24, April 38, May 55, June 60, July 64, August 55, September 40, October 30, November 17, December 13.
United States509
Alaska433
California40
Washington30
Canada9
British Columbia7
Spain4
Italy4
Oregon2
Mexico2

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
FamilyEntolomataceae
GenusPinkgills · Entoloma

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Bloxam's Entoloma with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.