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Western Yellow Mycena

Mycena oregonensis

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 83, February 26, March 27, April 34, May 33, June 24, July 21, August 21, September 27, October 27, November 87, December 110.
United States783
California333
Alaska320
Washington65
Oregon60
Canada19
British Columbia19
Finland7
Uusimaa6
Idaho3

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Ecological

  • DecomposerBreaks down dead organic matter, recycling nutrientsFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomFungi Including Lichens · Fungi
PhylumBasidiomycete Fungi · Basidiomycota
ClassMushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies · Agaricomycetes
OrderCommon Gilled Mushrooms and Allies · Agaricales
FamilyMycenaceae
GenusBonnets · Mycena

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Western Yellow Mycena with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.