Gymnopilus flavidellus

Gymnopilus flavidellus is a species of mushroom in the family Cortinariaceae.

Gymnopilus flavidellus
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G.  flavidellus
Binomial name
Gymnopilus flavidellus
Murrill
Gymnopilus flavidellus
float
Mycological characteristics
gills on hymenium
cap is convex
hymenium is adnexed or adnate
ecology is saprotrophic
edibility: can cause allergic reactions

Description

The cap is 2 to 5 centimetres (0.8 to 2.0 in) in diameter.[1]

Habitat and distribution

Gymnopilus flavidellus grows on coniferous and deciduous wood, such as stumps, buried wood, fallen limbs, and sawdust. It may be found in most of temperate North America, fruiting from autumn to winter.[1]

See also

List of Gymnopilus species

References

  1. Hesler LR. (1969). North American Species of Gymnopilus (Mycologia Memoir Series: No 3). Knoxville, Tennessee: Lubrecht & Cramer Ltd. pp. 60–61. ISBN 0-945345-39-9.
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