Gymnopilus bellulus

Gymnopilus bellulus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Cortinariaceae
Genus: Gymnopilus
Species: G. bellulus
Binomial name
Gymnopilus bellulus
(Peck) Murrill
Gymnopilus bellulus
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Mycological characteristics

gills on hymenium
cap is convex

hymenium is adnexed

or adnate
ecology is saprotrophic
edibility: can cause allergic reactions

Gymnopilus bellulus is a species of mushroom in the Cortinariaceae family. It was given its current name by American mycologist Murrill in 1917.[1]

Description

The cap is 1 to 2.5 centimetres (0.4 to 1.0 in) in diameter.[2]

Habitat and distribution

Gymnopilus bellulus has been found on conifer stumps and logs in the Northern United States, Tennessee, and Canada from June to January.[2]

See also

List of Gymnopilus species

References

  1. ↑ Murrill WA. (1917). "Gymnopilus". North American Flora 10: 193–215.
  2. 1 2 Hesler LR. (1969). North American Species of Gymnopilus (Mycologia Memoir Series: No 3). Knoxville, Tennessee: Lubrecht & Cramer Ltd. pp. 37–38. ISBN 0-945345-39-9.

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