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smoky brown funnel

Ampulloclitocybe avellaneialba

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 Washington.January 1, February 1, March 1, April 1, May 1, June 1, July 1, August 1, September 1, October 8, November 3, December 1.
United States16
Washington11
California4
Oregon4
Idaho1

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
FamilyWaxcaps and Allies · Hygrophoraceae
GenusAmpulloclitocybe

Sources

Remember the name next time.

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