Gymnopilus terrestris

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

Gymnopilus terrestris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Basidiomycota
Class:
Agaricomycetes
Order:
Agaricales
Family:
Cortinariaceae
Genus:
Gymnopilus
Species:
G. terrestris
Binomial name
Gymnopilus terrestris
Hesler
Gymnopilus terrestris
float
Mycological characteristics
gills on hymenium
cap is convex
hymenium is adnexed or adnate
ecology is saprotrophic
edibility: inedible

Description

The cap is 3 to 7 centimetres (1.2 to 2.8 in) in diameter.[1] The species is inedible.[2]

Distribution and habitat

Gymnopilus terrestris grows on soil and humus, under conifers. It has been found in Michigan, Colorado, Idaho, Washington, and Oregon, during June to October.[1]

References
  1. Hesler LR. (1969). North American Species of Gymnopilus (Mycologia Memoir Series: No 3). Knoxville, Tennessee: Lubrecht & Cramer Ltd. pp. 34–35. ISBN 0-945345-39-9.
  2. Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 196. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.
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