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Sphagnum Bell

Galerina sphagnorum

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 31, February 23, March 36, April 57, May 82, June 89, July 95, August 82, September 60, October 45, November 25, December 19.
United States659
Alaska643
Canada13
Quebec10
Russia8
New York6
Michigan5
Newfoundland and Labrador5
Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug – Ugra3
Pennsylvania2

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
GenusMoss Bells · Galerina

Sources

Remember the name next time.

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