Gymnopilus fulgens
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Gymnopilus fulgens in NSG Heiliges Meer, Recke, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany | |
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Gymnopilus fulgens (J. Favre & Maire) Singer
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![]() | Gills on hymenium |
![]() | Cap is convex |
![]() ![]() | Hymenium is adnexed or adnate |
![]() | Ecology is saprotrophic |
Gymnopilus fulgens is a species of mushroom in the family Cortinariaceae. It was given its current name by mycologist Rolf Singer in 1951.[1]
Description
The cap is 0.5 to 2.5 centimetres (0.2 to 1.0 in) in diameter.[2]
Habitat and distribution
Gymnopilus fulgens grows among moss, on peaty soil, charred sphagnum, or burned-over soil. In the United States, it has been collected in Michigan, but it has also been found in Europe. It fruits from June to September.[2]
See also
References
- ^ Singer R. (1951). "The Agaricales in modern taxonomy". Lilloa. 22: 561.
- ^ a b Hesler LR. (1969). North American Species of Gymnopilus (Mycologia Memoir Series: No 3). Knoxville, Tennessee: Lubrecht & Cramer Ltd. pp. 63–64. ISBN 0-945345-39-9.