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Constricted Grisette

Amanita constricta

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 117, February 52, March 31, April 39, May 38, June 28, July 24, August 24, September 31, October 32, November 49, December 91.
United States499
California384
Washington71
Canada60
British Columbia60
Oregon22
Nevada9
Colorado5
Minnesota3
New Mexico2

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