Gymnopilus underwoodii

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Gymnopilus underwoodii
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Hymenogastraceae
Genus: Gymnopilus
Species:
G. underwoodii
Binomial name
Gymnopilus underwoodii
(Peck) Murrill (1917)
Synonyms [1]

Gymnopilus underwoodii is a species of agaric fungus in the family Hymenogastraceae. Originally described in 1896 by Charles Peck as Flammula underwoodii, the fungus was given its current name by William Murrill in 1917. [2] The specific epithet honors American mycologist Lucien Underwood.

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Description

The cap is 6 to 10 cm (2.4 to 3.9 in) in diameter. [3]

Habitat and distribution

Gymnopilus underwoodii has been found on pine logs and trunks. It is found in the US, from Virginia to Alabama and in Florida, fruiting from November to December. [3]

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References

  1. "Gymnopilus underwoodii (Peck) Murrill". Species Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved 2014-12-08.
  2. Murrill WA. (1917). "Gymnopilus". North American Flora. 10: 193–215.
  3. 1 2 Hesler LR. (1969). North American Species of Gymnopilus. Mycologia Memoir. Vol. 3. Knoxville, Tennessee: Lubrecht & Cramer. pp. 33–34. ISBN   978-0-945345-39-8.