Fungi › Clitocybaceae

clustered clitocybe

Lepista subconnexa

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 Ontario.January 2, February 2, March 3, April 6, May 12, June 6, July 4, August 4, September 4, October 3, November 2, December 2.
United States198
Canada65
Ontario50
California48
Michigan26
New York23
Pennsylvania17
New Jersey13
Quebec13
Ohio10

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
FamilyClitocybaceae
GenusBlewits · Lepista

Sources

Remember the name next time.

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