Gymnopilus punctifolius

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

hymenium is adnexed

or adnate
ecology is saprotrophic
edibility: can cause allergic reactions

Gymnopilus punctifolius is a species of mushroom in the Cortinariaceae family. It was given its current name by mycologist Rolf Singer in 1951.[1]

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Description

The cap is 2.5 to 10 centimetres (1.0 to 3.9 in) in diameter.[2]

Microscopic characteristics

Habitat and distribution

Gymnopilus punctifolius grows on coniferous wood, debris, and rich humus. It has been found in Idaho, Washington, Oregon, and California, during August to September.[2]

Phylogeny

This species is in the aeruginosus-luteofolius infrageneric grouping of the Gymnopilus genus.[3]

See also

List of Gymnopilus species

References

  1. ^ Singer R. (1951). "The Agaricales in modern taxonomy". Lilloa 22: 561. 
  2. ^ a b Hesler LR. (1969). North American Species of Gymnopilus (Mycologia Memoir Series: No 3). Knoxville, Tennessee: Lubrecht & Cramer Ltd. pp. 36–37. ISBN 0-945345-39-9. 
  3. ^ Guzman-Davalos L, Mueller G, Cifuentes J, Miller AN, Santerre A. (2003). Traditional infrageneric classification of Gymnopilus is not supported by ribosomal DNA sequence data. 1204–14. 

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