Gymnopilus melleus
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Species: | G. melleus
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Gymnopilus melleus Hesler
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Gills on hymenium | |
Cap is convex | |
Hymenium is adnexed or adnate | |
Ecology is saprotrophic |
Gymnopilus melleus is a species of mushroom in the Cortinariaceae family.
Description
The cap is 2 to 3.5 centimetres (0.8 to 1.4 in) in diameter.[1]
Habitat and distribution
Gymnopilus melleus has been found growing in clusters on pine stumps in Alabama, fruiting in December.[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. 56–57. ISBN 0-945345-39-9.