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Protected Ringless Amanita

Amanita protecta

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 26, February 16, March 14, April 11, May 11, June 8, July 7, August 7, September 9, October 9, November 12, December 10.
United States115
California112
Oregon3
Mexico1
Baja California1

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 Protected Ringless Amanita with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.