Gymnopilus humicola
| Gymnopilus humicola | |
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| Gymnopilus humicola Harding, Live Oak, California, United States | |
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| Species: | G. humicola
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| Gymnopilus humicola Harding ex Singer
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Gymnopilus humicola | |
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 | Gills on hymenium |
 | Cap is convex |
 | Hymenium is adnexed or adnate |
 | Ecology is saprotrophic |
 | Edibility is inedible |
Gymnopilus humicola is a species of mushroom in the family Cortinariaceae.
Description
The cap is 1 to 5 centimetres (0.4 to 2.0 in) in diameter.[1] The species is inedible.[2]
Habitat and distribution
Gymnopilus humicola grows on humus, in coniferous and deciduous woods. It has been found in Michigan, Idaho, Tennessee, and Washington. It fruits from June to September.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b Hesler LR. (1969). North American Species of Gymnopilus (Mycologia Memoir Series: No 3). Knoxville, Tennessee: Lubrecht & Cramer Ltd. pp. 67–68. ISBN 0-945345-39-9.
- ^ Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 201. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.