Gymnopilus armillatus

Gymnopilus armillatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Cortinariaceae
Genus: Gymnopilus
Species: G. armillatus
Binomial name
Gymnopilus armillatus
Murrill
Gymnopilus armillatus
Mycological characteristics
gills on hymenium
cap is convex

hymenium is adnexed

or adnate
ecology is saprotrophic
edibility: can cause allergic reactions

Gymnopilus armillatus is a species of mushroom in the Cortinariaceae family.

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Description

The cap is 5 to 10 centimetres (2.0 to 3.9 in) in diameter.[1]

Habitat and distribution

Gymnopilus armillatus has been found growing on the root of a living sweetgum tree, in Florida in December.[1]

See also

List of Gymnopilus species

References

  1. ^ a b Hesler LR. (1969). North American Species of Gymnopilus (Mycologia Memoir Series: No 3). Knoxville, Tennessee: Lubrecht & Cramer Ltd. p. 31. ISBN 0-945345-39-9. 

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