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Amanita rubescens

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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28 photos

Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.

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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 3,027, February 2,236, March 3,503, April 5,511, May 7,946, June 8,665, July 9,272, August 7,974, September 5,854, October 4,370, November 2,388, December 1,866.
United States65,047
Alaska62,612
United Kingdom3,523
England2,633
Germany2,473
Russia1,704
France1,065
Spain859
Netherlands826
Massachusetts695

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Ecological

  • DecomposerBreaks down dead organic matter, recycling nutrientsFrom its classification

Group and habits

  • Human edibleListed as edible by a harvested source. This is a research trait, not foraging advice.FungiTastic metadata
  • Human edibility cautionReported with edibility caveats, lookalike concerns, adverse effects, or trade restrictions.Mushrooms traded as food, Volume I
  • Mycorrhizal fungusDescends from a fungal lineage whose members commonly form mycorrhizal associations.Inferred from its group

Edibility, toxicity and medicinal traits are records from datasets, not advice. Never eat, handle or use a wild species on the strength of an app.

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Sources

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

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