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Macro Mushroom

Agaricus crocodilinus

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 38, February 28, March 44, April 70, May 100, June 109, July 117, August 101, September 74, October 55, November 30, December 24.
United States900
Alaska790
Spain39
Canada26
Pennsylvania22
New York22
Indiana18
Aragón12
Ontario11
Castilla y León10

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