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Pekepeke-kiore

Hericium novae-zealandiae

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 New Zealand.January 41, February 50, March 82, April 177, May 180, June 158, July 58, August 21, September 3, October 2, November 11, December 41.
New Zealand824
Wellington Region140
Waikato Region118
Auckland Region101
Bay of Plenty Region87
Manawatu-Wanganui Region87
Canterbury Region82
Southland Region59
Otago Region48
Northland Region24

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

Classification

KingdomFungi Including Lichens · Fungi
PhylumBasidiomycete Fungi · Basidiomycota
ClassMushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies · Agaricomycetes
OrderRussulales
FamilyTooth Fungi · Hericiaceae
GenusHericium

Sources

Remember the name next time.

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