Gymnopilus pulchrifolius

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

Gymnopilus pulchrifolius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Hymenogastraceae
Genus: Gymnopilus
Species:
G. pulchrifolius
Binomial name
Gymnopilus pulchrifolius
Gymnopilus pulchrifolius
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Gills on hymenium
Cap is convex
Hymenium is adnexed or adnate
Ecology is saprotrophic
Edibility is not recommended

Description

The cap is 2.5 to 5 centimetres (1.0 to 2.0 in) in diameter.[2]

Habitat and distribution

Gymnopilus pulchrifolius grows on decaying hemlock wood. It has been found in the US states of New York, Massachusetts, Minnesota, and Indiana; fruiting between July and September.[2]

See also

References
  1. Murrill WA. (1917). "Gymnopilus". North American Flora. 10: 193–215.
  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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