Gymnopilus bellulus
Gymnopilus bellulus is a species of mushroom in the family Cortinariaceae. It was given its current name by American mycologist Murrill in 1917.[1] It is odorless, bitter in taste, and regarded as inedible.[2]
| Gymnopilus bellulus | |
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| Gymnopilus bellulus in Mount Mitchell, Blue Ridge Mountains, North Carolina, US | |
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| Species: | G. bellulus |
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| Gymnopilus bellulus | |
Gymnopilus bellulus | |
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 | gills on hymenium |
 | cap is convex |
 | hymenium is adnexed or adnate |
 | ecology is saprotrophic |
| edibility: can cause allergic reactions | |
Description
The cap is 1 to 2.5 centimetres (3⁄8 to 1 in) in diameter,[3] and yellow to brown in color.[4] The gills are yellow and turn brownish with age.[4] The stipe is red-brown.[4]
Habitat and distribution
Gymnopilus bellulus has been found on conifer stumps and logs in the Northern United States, Tennessee, and Canada from June to January.[3] It also appears in Europe.[4]
See also
References
- Murrill WA. (1917). "Gymnopilus". North American Flora. 10: 193–215.
- Miller Jr., Orson K.; Miller, Hope H. (2006). North American Mushrooms: A Field Guide to Edible and Inedible Fungi. Guilford, CN: FalconGuide. p. 294. ISBN 978-0-7627-3109-1.
- Hesler LR. (1969). North American Species of Gymnopilus (Mycologia Memoir Series: No 3). Knoxville, Tennessee: Lubrecht & Cramer Ltd. pp. 37–38. ISBN 0-945345-39-9.
- Trudell, Steve; Ammirati, Joe (2009). Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest. Timber Press Field Guides. Portland, OR: Timber Press. p. 181. ISBN 978-0-88192-935-5.
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