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Candlestick Amanita

Amanita calyptratoides

528 observations in the source records

Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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26 photos

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What the records say

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 California.January 40, February 30, March 11, April 14, May 14, June 10, July 9, August 9, September 11, October 12, November 15, December 23.
United States154
California140
Mexico12
Baja California12
Nevada8
Oregon6

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

KingdomFungi Including Lichens · Fungi
PhylumBasidiomycete Fungi · Basidiomycota
ClassMushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies · Agaricomycetes
OrderCommon Gilled Mushrooms and Allies · Agaricales
Familyamanita mushrooms and allies · Amanitaceae
Genusamanita mushrooms · Amanita

Sources

Remember the name next time.

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