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fatal dapperling

Lepiota subincarnata

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 34, February 25, March 39, April 62, May 89, June 97, July 104, August 90, September 66, October 49, November 27, December 21.
United States818
Alaska704
Canada62
California42
British Columbia32
Washington27
Ontario26
Italy23
Germany20
Spain18

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

Traits

Ecological

  • DecomposerBreaks down dead organic matter, recycling nutrientsFrom its classification

Group and habits

  • Toxic to humansListed as toxic or not suitable as food for humans by a harvested source.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
FamilyVerrucosporaceae
GenusLepiota

Sources

Remember the name next time.

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