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Shaggy Legged Ringless Amanita
Amanita rhacopus
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
Snakeskin GrisetteAmanita ceciliae
PanthercapAmanita pantherina
Brown American Star-footed AmanitaAmanita brunnescens
Hated CaesarAmanita spreta
Mandarin Yellow Ringless AmanitaAmanita sinicoflava
Piebald Ringless AmanitaAmanita variicolor
Tawny GrisetteAmanita fulva
Constricted GrisetteAmanita constricta
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 613 |
|---|---|
| Canada | 199 |
| New York | 149 |
| Pennsylvania | 91 |
| Quebec | 72 |
| Ontario | 55 |
| New Jersey | 42 |
| Massachusetts | 40 |
| North Carolina | 35 |
| Nova Scotia | 33 |
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
| 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 | amanita mushrooms and allies · Amanitaceae |
| Genus | amanita mushrooms · Amanita |
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 Shaggy Legged Ringless Amanita with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.