Gymnopilus picreus

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Gymnopilus picreus
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Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Hymenogastraceae
Genus: Gymnopilus
Species:
G. picreus
Binomial name
Gymnopilus picreus
Gymnopilus picreus
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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 picreus is a species of mushroom in the family Hymenogastraceae.

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Description

The cap is 1 to 2 centimetres (0.4 to 0.8 in) in diameter. [1]

Habitat and distribution

Gymnopilus picreus grows on conifer wood and sometimes on hardwood. It has been found in the northern United States, Canada, and Europe; fruiting in summer and autumn. [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. 76–77. ISBN   0-945345-39-9.


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