Biology:Gymnopilus rufescens

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Short description: Species of fungus

Gymnopilus rufescens
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Hymenogastraceae
Genus: Gymnopilus
Species:
G. rufescens
Binomial name
Gymnopilus rufescens
Hesler (1969)
Gymnopilus rufescens
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Mycological characteristics
gills on hymenium
cap is convex
hymenium is adnexed or adnate
ecology is saprotrophic
edibility: can cause allergic reactions

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

Description

The cap is 1 to 1.5 centimetres (0.4 to 0.6 in) in diameter.[1]

Habitat and distribution

Gymnopilus rufescens grows on conifer wood, and has been found in California during December.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 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. 

Wikidata ☰ Q5624959 entry