Gymnopilus rufosquamulosus

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

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

Description

The cap is 0.6 to 5 centimetres (0.2 to 2.0 in) in diameter.[1]

Habitat and distribution

Gymnopilus rufosquamulosus has been found growing on oak trees, in Texas during August.[1]

See also

List of Gymnopilus species

References

  1. Hesler LR. (1969). North American Species of Gymnopilus (Mycologia Memoir Series: No 3). Knoxville, Tennessee: Lubrecht & Cramer Ltd. p. 28. ISBN 0-945345-39-9.


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