Gymnopilus humicola

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

Gymnopilus humicola
Gymnopilus humicola Harding, Live Oak, California, United States
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Basidiomycota
Class:
Agaricomycetes
Order:
Agaricales
Family:
Cortinariaceae
Genus:
Gymnopilus
Species:
G. humicola
Binomial name
Gymnopilus humicola
Harding ex Singer
Gymnopilus humicola
float
Mycological characteristics
gills on hymenium
cap is convex
hymenium is adnexed or adnate
ecology is saprotrophic
edibility: inedible

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

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. 67–68. ISBN 0-945345-39-9.
  2. Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 201. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.
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