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Scaly Wood Mushroom

Agaricus langei

Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
(c) tourainefly, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

19 photos

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 71, February 53, March 82, April 130, May 187, June 204, July 218, August 187, September 138, October 103, November 56, December 44.
United States1,472
Alaska1,472
United Kingdom3
England3
France3
Switzerland3
Spain2
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté2
Comunidad de Madrid1
Aragón1

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
FamilyField Mushrooms and Allies · Agaricaceae
Genusfield and button mushrooms · Agaricus

Sources

Remember the name next time.

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