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Goldleaf Shield

Pluteus romellii

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 Alaska.January 139, February 103, March 161, April 254, May 366, June 399, July 427, August 367, September 270, October 201, November 110, December 86.
United States3,057
Alaska2,884
California70
Canada49
Ontario25
Russia24
Washington18
Spain17
British Columbia16
Portugal14

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
FamilyPluteaceae
GenusDeer Mushrooms · Pluteus

Sources

Remember the name next time.

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