| Gymnopilus palmicola | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Cortinariaceae |
| Genus: | Gymnopilus |
| Species: | G. palmicola |
| Binomial name | |
| Gymnopilus palmicola Murrill |
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| Gymnopilus palmicola | |
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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: psychoactive | |
Gymnopilus palmicola is a species of mushroom in the Cortinariaceae family.
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The cap is 2 to 5 centimetres (0.8 to 2.0 in) in diameter.[1]
Gymnopilus palmicola grows on the logs of palms, and on living orchids. It has been found in Cuba, Mexico, and Florida between the months of March to September.[1]
This species is in the aeruginosus-luteofolius infrageneric grouping of the genus Gymnopilus.[2]