Gymnopilus aurantiacus

Gymnopilus aurantiacus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Cortinariaceae
Genus: Gymnopilus
Species: G.  aurantiacus
Binomial name
Gymnopilus aurantiacus
Hesler
Gymnopilus aurantiacus
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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 aurantiacus is a species of mushroom in the Cortinariaceae family.

Description

The cap is 3 centimetres (1.2 in) in diameter.[1]

Habitat and distribution

Gymnopilus aurantiacus grows on conifer wood. Fruiting in July, it has been collected in Maine.[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. 78–79. ISBN 0-945345-39-9.
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