Gymnopilus humicola is a species of mushroom in the family Hymenogastraceae.

Gymnopilus humicola
Gymnopilus humicola, Live Oak, California, United States
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Hymenogastraceae
Genus: Gymnopilus
Species:
G. humicola
Binomial name
Gymnopilus humicola
Harding ex Singer
Gymnopilus humicola
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Gills on hymenium
Cap is convex
Hymenium is adnexed or adnate
Ecology is saprotrophic
Edibility is inedible

Description

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The cap is 1 to 5 centimetres (0.4 to 2.0 in) in diameter.[1] The species is inedible.[2]

Habitat and distribution

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Gymnopilus humicola grows on humus, in both coniferous and deciduous woodland. It has been found in the US states of Michigan, Idaho, Tennessee, and Washington. It fruits from June to September.[1]

See also

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List of Gymnopilus species

References

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  1. ^ a b Hesler LR. (1969). North American Species of Gymnopilus (Mycologia Memoir Series: No 3). Knoxville, Tennessee: Lubrecht & Cramer Ltd. pp. 67–68. ISBN 0-945345-39-9.
  2. ^ Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 201. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.
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