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Spectacular Rustgill

Gymnopilus junonius

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 371, February 274, March 430, April 676, May 975, June 1,063, July 1,138, August 978, September 718, October 536, November 293, December 229.
United States7,715
Alaska7,683
New Zealand2,469
Australia1,888
Victoria1,059
Auckland Region737
Canterbury Region727
New South Wales428
Portugal308
Wellington Region299

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
FamilyHymenogastraceae
Genusrustgills and gyms · Gymnopilus

Sources

Remember the name next time.

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