Gymnopilus chrysopellus

Gymnopilus chrysopellus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Cortinariaceae
Genus: Gymnopilus
Species: G. chrysopellus
Binomial name
Gymnopilus chrysopellus
(Berk. & M.A. Curtis) Murrill
Gymnopilus chrysopellus
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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 chrysopellus is a species of mushroom in the Cortinariaceae family.

Description

The cap is 2.5 to 4 centimetres (1.0 to 1.6 in) in diameter.[1]

Microscopic characteristics

Habitat and distribution

Gymnopilus chrysopellus has been found growing on dead wood in Cuba.[1]

See also

List of Gymnopilus species

References

  1. 1 2 Hesler LR. (1969). North American Species of Gymnopilus (Mycologia Memoir Series: No 3). Knoxville, Tennessee: Lubrecht & Cramer Ltd. pp. 45–46. ISBN 0-945345-39-9.
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