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White Parasol

Macrolepiota zeyheri

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 South Africa.January 7, February 5, March 23, April 31, May 31, June 20, July 7, August 3, September 2, October 4, November 2, December 4.
South Africa139
Western Cape96
Gauteng14
Eastern Cape8
KwaZulu-Natal8
Limpopo5
Free State1
Mpumalanga1
Nothern Cape1
China1

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
FamilyField Mushrooms and Allies · Agaricaceae
GenusMacrolepiota

Sources

Remember the name next time.

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