Gymnopilus obscurus

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Gymnopilus obscurus
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Hymenogastraceae
Genus: Gymnopilus
Species:
G. obscurus
Binomial name
Gymnopilus obscurus
Hesler (1969)
Gymnopilus obscurus
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Gills icon.png Gills on hymenium
Convex cap icon.svg Cap is convex
Adnexed gills icon2.svgAdnate gills icon2.svg Hymenium is adnexed or adnate
Saprotrophic fungus.svgEcology is saprotrophic

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

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Description

The cap is 3.5 to 7 centimetres (1.4 to 2.8 in) in diameter. [1]

Habitat and distribution

Gymnopilus obscurus grows scattered on logs in mixed forests of California, in December. [1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Hesler LR. (1969). North American Species of Gymnopilus (Mycologia Memoir Series: No 3). Knoxville, Tennessee: Lubrecht & Cramer Ltd. pp. 42–43. ISBN   0-945345-39-9.