Gymnopilus rufescens is a species of mushroom-forming fungus in the family Hymenogastraceae.
| Gymnopilus rufescens | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Hymenogastraceae |
| Genus: | Gymnopilus |
| Species: | G. rufescens
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| Binomial name | |
| Gymnopilus rufescens Hesler (1969)
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Gymnopilus rufescens | |
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 | Gills on hymenium |
 | Cap is convex |
 | Hymenium is adnexed or adnate |
 | Ecology is saprotrophic |
Description
editThe cap is 1 to 1.5 centimetres (0.4 to 0.6 in) in diameter.[1]
Habitat and distribution
editGymnopilus rufescens grows on conifer wood, and has been found in California during December.[1]
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b Hesler LR. (1969). North American Species of Gymnopilus (Mycologia Memoir Series: No 3). Knoxville, Tennessee: Lubrecht & Cramer Ltd. p. 47. ISBN 0-945345-39-9.
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