Gymnopilus aurantiophyllus is a species of mushroom-forming saprotrophic fungus in the family Hymenogastraceae.
| Gymnopilus aurantiophyllus | |
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| in San Bruno, California, USA | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Hymenogastraceae |
| Genus: | Gymnopilus |
| Species: | G. aurantiophyllus
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| Binomial name | |
| Gymnopilus aurantiophyllus Hesler (1969)
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Gymnopilus aurantiophyllus | |
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 | Gills on hymenium |
 | Cap is convex |
 | Hymenium is adnexed or adnate |
 | Stipe has a cortina |
 | Spore print is brown |
 | Ecology is saprotrophic |
 | Edibility is edible, but unpalatable |
Description
editThe cap is 4 to 8 cm (1.6 to 3.1 in) in diameter.[1] The caps are a bright yellow orange or ochre.[2] (Part of the binomial name comes from aurantius which is Latin for, more or less, orange.) The gills are "narrowly attached with a distinct notch."[2] Gymnopilus aurantiophyllus has a distinctly bitter taste and is not recommended for eating.[2]
Habitat and distribution
editGymnopilus aurantiophyllus has been found growing in clumps on sawdust, in Oregon, in November.[1] It is found in pine forests and on decaying lignin-rich substrates like wood chips or old stumps.[2] Distribution of this species appears to be primarily the Pacific coast of North America, and it seems to be most frequently observed in the months of December and January.[3]
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b Hesler, L.R. (1969). North American Species of Gymnopilus. Mycologia Memoir Series. Knoxville, Tennessee: Lubrecht & Cramer. pp. 59–60. ISBN 0-945345-39-9.
- ^ a b c d Siegel, Noah; Schwarz, Christian (2016-08-09). Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast: A Comprehensive Guide to the Fungi of Coastal Northern California. Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed. p. 133. ISBN 978-1-60774-817-5.
- ^ "Gymnopilus aurantiophyllus". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
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