Gymnopilus underwoodii

Gymnopilus underwoodii is a species of agaric fungus in the family Strophariaceae. Originally described in 1896 by Charles Peck as Flammula underwoodii, the fungus was given its current name by William Murrill in 1917.[2] The specific epithet honors American mycologist Lucien Underwood.

Gymnopilus underwoodii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Basidiomycota
Class:
Agaricomycetes
Order:
Agaricales
Family:
Strophariaceae
Genus:
Gymnopilus
Species:
G. underwoodii
Binomial name
Gymnopilus underwoodii
(Peck) Murrill (1917)
Synonyms[1]

Description

The cap is 6 to 10 cm (2.4 to 3.9 in) in diameter.[3]

Habitat and distribution

Gymnopilus underwoodii has been found on pine logs and trunks. In North America, it occurs from Virginia to Alabama and Florida, during November and December.[3]

References
  1. "Gymnopilus underwoodii (Peck) Murrill". Species Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved 2014-12-08.
  2. Murrill WA. (1917). "Gymnopilus". North American Flora. 10: 193–215.
  3. Hesler LR. (1969). North American Species of Gymnopilus. Mycologia Memoir. 3. Knoxville, Tennessee: Lubrecht & Cramer. pp. 33–34. ISBN 978-0-945345-39-8.


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