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magenta rustgill

Gymnopilus dilepis

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Australia.January 4, February 7, March 30, April 27, May 43, June 7, July 3, August 4, September 1, October 2, November 11, December 11.
Australia150
United States114
New South Wales69
China46
Georgia45
Queensland43
Malaysia35
United Kingdom28
England28
Victoria28

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Ecological

  • DecomposerBreaks down dead organic matter, recycling nutrientsFrom its classification

Group and habits

  • Human edibleListed as edible by a harvested source. This is a research trait, not foraging advice.FungiTastic metadata

Edibility, toxicity and medicinal traits are records from datasets, not advice. Never eat, handle or use a wild species on the strength of an app.

Classification

KingdomFungi Including Lichens · Fungi
PhylumBasidiomycete Fungi · Basidiomycota
ClassMushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies · Agaricomycetes
OrderCommon Gilled Mushrooms and Allies · Agaricales
FamilyHymenogastraceae
Genusrustgills and gyms · Gymnopilus

Sources

Remember the name next time.

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