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Arkansas Slender Caesar
Amanita arkansana
25 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
Jackson's slender CaesarAmanita jacksonii
False Caesar's MushroomAmanita parcivolvata
Caesar's mushroomAmanita caesarea
- Tritoma biguttata affinis
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 145 |
|---|---|
| Virginia | 15 |
| Indiana | 14 |
| Missouri | 13 |
| Kentucky | 11 |
| Alabama | 9 |
| Georgia | 9 |
| Tennessee | 9 |
| West Virginia | 9 |
| Texas | 8 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Ecological
- DecomposerBreaks down dead organic matter, recycling nutrientsFrom its classification
Group and habits
- Mycorrhizal fungusDescends from a fungal lineage whose members commonly form mycorrhizal associations.Inferred from its group
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 | amanita mushrooms and allies · Amanitaceae |
| Genus | amanita mushrooms · Amanita |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Arkansas Slender Caesar with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.