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shining waxcap
Gloioxanthomyces nitidus
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.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Small ChanterelleCantharellus minor
flame trumpetCraterellus ignicolor
orange gilled waxcapHumidicutis marginata
Golden Waxy CapHygrocybe flavescens
Entoloma unicolor
Orange Moss NavelRickenella fibula
Mouse-pee PinkgillEntoloma incanum
Hygrocybe parvula
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 826 |
|---|---|
| Canada | 723 |
| Ontario | 232 |
| Quebec | 226 |
| New York | 189 |
| Nova Scotia | 137 |
| Pennsylvania | 104 |
| Michigan | 77 |
| New Brunswick | 70 |
| Vermont | 60 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Ecological
- DecomposerBreaks down dead organic matter, recycling nutrientsFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Fungi Including Lichens · Fungi |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Basidiomycete Fungi · Basidiomycota |
| Class | Mushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies · Agaricomycetes |
| Order | Common Gilled Mushrooms and Allies · Agaricales |
| Family | Waxcaps and Allies · Hygrophoraceae |
| Genus | Gloioxanthomyces |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise shining waxcap with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.