Gymnopilus pulchrifolius

Gymnopilus pulchrifolius
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Cortinariaceae
Genus: Gymnopilus
Species: G. pulchrifolius
Binomial name
Gymnopilus pulchrifolius
(Peck) Murrill
Gymnopilus pulchrifolius
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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 pulchrifolius 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 2.5 to 5 centimetres (1.0 to 2.0 in) in diameter.[2]

Microscopic characteristics

Habitat and distribution

Gymnopilus pulchrifolius grows on decaying wood of hemlock. It has been found in New York (Murrill also gives Massachusetts, Minnesota, Indiana), between July and September.[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. 75–76. ISBN 0-945345-39-9.

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