Hymenopellis furfuracea

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Hymenopellis furfuracea
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Physalacriaceae
Genus: Hymenopellis
Species:
H. furfuracea
Binomial name
Hymenopellis furfuracea
(Peck) R.H. Petersen
Synonyms [1]
  • Collybia radicata var. furfuraceaPeck
  • Oudemansiella furfuracea(Peck) Zhu L. Yang, G.M. Muell., G. Kost & Rexer
  • Oudemansiella radicata var. furfuracea(Peck) Pegler & T.W.K. Young
  • Xerula furfuracea(Peck) Redhead, Ginns & Shoemaker

Hymenopellis furfuracea is a species of mushroom found in North America. It grows around dead wood.

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Description

The cap is brownish, darker near the center, and 2.5–11 centimetres (1–4+14 in) wide. The stem is 7–20 cm (3–8 in) long. The flesh is whitish and the spore print is white. [2]

Similar species

Paraxerula americana is similar. [2]

Distribution and habitat

It is widely distributed in North America east of the Rocky Mountains. [3]

It is found growing from the dead wood of hardwood trees, alone or in groups, occasionally on very well-decayed logs and stumps. [3]

References

  1. "Hymenopellis furfuracea (Peck) R.H. Petersen". Species Fungorum. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  2. 1 2 Audubon (2023). Mushrooms of North America. Knopf. p. 450. ISBN   978-0-593-31998-7.
  3. 1 2 "Hymenopellis furfuracea". www.mushroomexpert.com.