Gymnopilus aurantiophyllus

Gymnopilus aurantiophyllus is a species of mushroom-forming saprotrophic fungus in the family Hymenogastraceae.

Gymnopilus aurantiophyllus
in San Bruno, California, USA
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Hymenogastraceae
Genus: Gymnopilus
Species:
G. aurantiophyllus
Binomial name
Gymnopilus aurantiophyllus
Hesler (1969)
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

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The 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

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Gymnopilus 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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Gymnopilus aurantiophyllus". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2024-01-24.