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golden coincap

Cyptotrama chrysopepla

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 9, February 8, March 11, April 20, May 34, June 17, July 13, August 11, September 13, October 12, November 8, December 8.
United States897
Canada230
New York165
Ontario155
Pennsylvania136
West Virginia92
Quebec53
Arizona49
Michigan48
Virginia41

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
FamilyPhysalacriaceae
GenusCyptotrama

Sources

Remember the name next time.

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