Gymnopilus parvulus

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

hymenium is adnexed

or adnate
ecology is saprotrophic
edibility: can cause allergic reactions

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

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Description

The cap is 2 to 4 centimetres (0.8 to 1.6 in) in diameter.[1]

Habitat and distribution

Gymnopilus parvulus grows on logs. It has been found in Jamaica, between October to January.[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. pp. 43–44. ISBN 0-945345-39-9. 

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