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anise and raspberry limbed-lepidella

Amanita mutabilis

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in North Carolina.January 1, February 2, March 2, April 3, May 3, June 2, July 1, August 1, September 1, October 1, November 2, December 1.
United States181
North Carolina19
Georgia17
Virginia15
Texas11
New Jersey11
South Carolina11
Pennsylvania7
Maryland6
Alabama5

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

KingdomFungi Including Lichens · Fungi
PhylumBasidiomycete Fungi · Basidiomycota
ClassMushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies · Agaricomycetes
OrderCommon Gilled Mushrooms and Allies · Agaricales
Familyamanita mushrooms and allies · Amanitaceae
Genusamanita mushrooms · Amanita

Sources

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