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Apricot Club
Clavulinopsis luteoalba
27 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
Yellow ClubClavulinopsis helvola
Golden SpindlesClavulinopsis fusiformis
Handsome ClubClavulinopsis laeticolor
Spicular ClublichenSulzbacheromyces miomboensis
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 5,478 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 5,462 |
| United Kingdom | 80 |
| England | 67 |
| Germany | 42 |
| Schleswig-Holstein | 26 |
| Scotland | 8 |
| Denmark | 8 |
| North Carolina | 7 |
| Tennessee | 6 |
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
- Coral fungus formDescends from a fungal lineage whose members are typically coral fungi.Inferred from its group
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 | antler and spindle fungi · Clavariaceae |
| Genus | Spindles · Clavulinopsis |
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)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Apricot Club with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.