Gymnopilus chrysopellus

Gymnopilus chrysopellus is a species of mushroom in the family Cortinariaceae.

Gymnopilus chrysopellus
Gymnopilus chrysopellus in San Juan, Puerto Rico, US
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Basidiomycota
Class:
Agaricomycetes
Order:
Agaricales
Family:
Cortinariaceae
Genus:
Gymnopilus
Species:
G. chrysopellus
Binomial name
Gymnopilus chrysopellus
(Berk. & M.A. Curtis) Murrill
Gymnopilus chrysopellus
float
Mycological characteristics
gills on hymenium
cap is convex
hymenium is adnexed or adnate
ecology is saprotrophic
edibility: can cause allergic reactions

Description

The cap is 2.5 to 4 centimetres (1.0 to 1.6 in) in diameter.[1]

Microscopic characteristics

Habitat and distribution

Gymnopilus chrysopellus has been found growing on dead wood in Cuba.[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. pp. 45–46. ISBN 0-945345-39-9.
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