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Oak-loving Trich

Tricholoma dryophilum

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 276, February 55, March 45, April 56, May 54, June 40, July 34, August 35, September 44, October 45, November 58, December 163.
United States554
California549
Mexico19
Baja California13
Oregon3
Arizona2
Coahuila de Zaragoza2
Mexico2
Chihuahua1
Nuevo Leon1

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
FamilyTricholomataceae
GenusKnights · Tricholoma

Sources

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Practise Oak-loving Trich with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.