Gymnopilus echinulisporus
Gymnopilus echinulisporus is a species of agaric fungus in the family Hymenogastraceae. It was first formally described by American mycologist William Alphonso Murrill in 1912.[1]
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| Gymnopilus echinulisporus Murrill (1912) | |
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 | Gills on hymenium |
 | Cap is convex |
 | Hymenium is adnexed or adnate |
 | Ecology is saprotrophic |
 | Edibility is inedible |
Description
The convex to flattened cap is up to 7 cm (2.8 in) in diameter.[2]
Spores of G. echinulisporus at 1000x magnification
Habitat and distribution
Gymnopilus echinulisporus has been found growing on wood in Oregon in November.[2]
See also
References
- Murrill WA. (1912). "The Agaricaceae of the Pacific Coast – II. White and ochre-spored genera". Mycologia. 4 (5): 231–62. doi:10.2307/3753448. JSTOR 3753448.
- Hesler LR. (1969). North American Species of Gymnopilus (Mycologia Memoir Series: No 3). Knoxville, Tennessee: Lubrecht & Cramer. pp. 54–55. ISBN 0-945345-39-9.
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