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porcelain slimecap

Oudemansiella australis

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 Zealand.January 56, February 31, March 31, April 92, May 88, June 48, July 21, August 12, September 8, October 26, November 53, December 50.
New Zealand516
Wellington Region212
Auckland Region112
Bay of Plenty Region40
Taranaki Region30
Northland Region29
Manawatu-Wanganui Region28
Waikato Region26
Hawke's Bay Region12
West Coast Region9

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
GenusRooting Shanks · Oudemansiella

Sources

Remember the name next time.

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