Name: White Dapperling (Leucoagaricus leucothites)
Other name: White Agaricus Mushroom Kingdom: Fungi Division: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes Order: Agaricales Family: Agaricaceae Definition: A species of agaric fungus. The species was originally described as Agaricus leucothites by Carlo Vittadini in 1835. Solomon Wasser transferred it to Leucoagaricus in 1977. First photo was taken by the creator of Dymabase: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/22779633 Name: Wolf Lichen (Letharia vulpina)
Order: Lecanorales Family: Parmeliaceae Description: Letharia vulpina, commonly known as the wolf lichen (although the species name vulpina, from vulpine relates to the fox), is a fruticose lichenized species of fungus in the family Parmeliaceae. It is bright yellow-green, shrubby and highly branched, and grows on the bark of living and dead conifers. Distribution: Pacific Northwest Habitat: dry areas of moist forests Fun fact: has vulpinic acid, which is poisonous to predators like wolves and foxes. |
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