| Gymnopilus alienus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Cortinariaceae |
| Genus: | Gymnopilus |
| Species: | G. alienus |
| Binomial name | |
| Gymnopilus alienus (Peck) Murrill |
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| Gymnopilus alienus | |
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| Mycological characteristics | |
| gills on hymenium | |
| cap is convex | |
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hymenium is adnexed or adnate |
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| ecology is saprotrophic | |
| edibility: can cause allergic reactions | |
Gymnopilus alienus is a species of mushroom in the Cortinariaceae family. It was given its current name by American mycologist Murrill in 1917.[1]