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Yellow Stainer

Agaricus xanthodermus

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 273, February 126, March 132, April 163, May 159, June 117, July 100, August 102, September 129, October 233, November 317, December 338.
United States6,166
California4,741
Alaska3,781
Oregon1,784
Australia1,185
Victoria897
United Kingdom267
Germany249
England234
South Australia191

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

Traits

Ecological

  • DecomposerBreaks down dead organic matter, recycling nutrientsFrom its classification

Group and habits

  • Toxic to humansListed as toxic or not suitable as food for humans by a harvested source.FungiTastic metadata

Edibility, toxicity and medicinal traits are records from datasets, not advice. Never eat, handle or use a wild species on the strength of an app.

Classification

KingdomFungi Including Lichens · Fungi
PhylumBasidiomycete Fungi · Basidiomycota
ClassMushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies · Agaricomycetes
OrderCommon Gilled Mushrooms and Allies · Agaricales
FamilyField Mushrooms and Allies · Agaricaceae
Genusfield and button mushrooms · Agaricus

Sources

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