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Pavement Mushroom
Agaricus bitorquis
29 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Meadow MushroomAgaricus campestris
Salt-loving AgaricusAgaricus bernardii
White Button MushroomAgaricus bisporus
Horse MushroomAgaricus arvensis
Yellow StainerAgaricus xanthodermus
Green-spored ParasolChlorophyllum molybdites
Blushing MilkcapLactarius controversus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 3,637 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 2,919 |
| Canada | 222 |
| Ontario | 154 |
| California | 132 |
| Michigan | 118 |
| Germany | 110 |
| Illinois | 109 |
| Russia | 100 |
| New York | 66 |
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
- Human edible commercially tradedRecognized by a harvested source as edible and suitable for commercial food trade.Mushrooms traded as food, Volume I
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
| Kingdom | Fungi Including Lichens · Fungi |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Basidiomycete Fungi · Basidiomycota |
| Class | Mushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies · Agaricomycetes |
| Order | Common Gilled Mushrooms and Allies · Agaricales |
| Family | Field Mushrooms and Allies · Agaricaceae |
| Genus | field and button mushrooms · Agaricus |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: FungiTastic metadata (BSD-3-Clause repository; dataset terms require verification)
- Traits: Mushrooms traded as food, Volume I (Copyrighted publication; factual list metadata retained for review)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Pavement Mushroom with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.