Gymnopilus depressus

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

hymenium is adnexed

or adnate
ecology is saprotrophic
edibility: can cause allergic reactions

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

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Description

The cap is 8 to 10 centimetres (3.1 to 3.9 in) in diameter.[1]

Microscopic characteristics

Habitat and distribution

Gymnopilus depressus fruits on logs, and has been found in Jamaica in November.[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. 50. ISBN 0-945345-39-9. 

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