Gymnopilus lepidotus

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

Gymnopilus lepidotus
Scientific classification
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G. lepidotus
Binomial name
Gymnopilus lepidotus
Hesler
Gymnopilus lepidotus
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 0.4 to 0.8 centimetres (0.2 to 0.3 in) in diameter.[1]

Microscopic characteristics

Habitat and distribution

Gymnopilus lepidotus grows on gum logs in Florida, in July.[1]

Phylogeny

This species is in the lepidotus-subearlei grouping.[2]

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. 40–41. ISBN 0-945345-39-9.
  2. Guzman-Davalos L, Mueller G, Cifuentes J, Miller AN, Santerre A (2003). Tradiational infrageneirc classification of Gymnopilus is not supported by ribosomal DNA sequence data. Mycologia. pp. 1204–14.
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