Fungi
Yellow Patches
Amanita flavoconia
29 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Fly AgaricAmanita muscaria
Frost's AmanitaAmanita frostiana
Yellow American BlusherAmanita flavorubens
Jackson's slender CaesarAmanita jacksonii
False Caesar's MushroomAmanita parcivolvata
Caesar's mushroomAmanita caesarea
Peck's Yellow Dust AmanitaAmanita elongata
Golden Waxy CapHygrocybe flavescens
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 8,038 |
|---|---|
| Canada | 2,570 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,497 |
| North Carolina | 1,455 |
| Massachusetts | 1,448 |
| New York | 1,420 |
| Maine | 1,204 |
| Ontario | 1,079 |
| New Hampshire | 864 |
| Virginia | 801 |
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
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Yellow Patches with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.