Gymnopilus pacificus

Gymnopilus pacificus is a species of mushroom-forming fungus in the family Hymenogastraceae.

Gymnopilus pacificus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Hymenogastraceae
Genus: Gymnopilus
Species:
G. pacificus
Binomial name
Gymnopilus pacificus
Hesler (1969)
Gymnopilus pacificus
gills on hymenium
cap is convex
hymenium is adnexed or adnate
ecology is saprotrophic
edibility: can cause allergic reactions

Description

The cap is 1.2 to 1.8 centimetres (0.5 to 0.7 in) in diameter.[1]

Habitat and distribution

Gymnopilus pacificus grows on wood in Mississippi and Hawaii, during May to June.[1]

See also

References

  1. Hesler LR. (1969). North American Species of Gymnopilus (Mycologia Memoir Series: No 3). Knoxville, Tennessee: Lubrecht & Cramer Ltd. pp. 39–40. ISBN 0-945345-39-9.


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