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Petticoat Mottlegill

Panaeolus papilionaceus

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 402, February 297, March 466, April 733, May 1,056, June 1,152, July 1,232, August 1,060, September 778, October 581, November 317, December 248.
United States9,004
Alaska8,322
United Kingdom333
California270
England269
Mexico230
Canada142
Spain140
New Zealand117
Germany61

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
FamilyGaleropsidaceae
GenusMottlegills · Panaeolus

Sources

Remember the name next time.

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