Gymnopilus bellulus

Gymnopilus bellulus is a species of mushroom in the family Cortinariaceae. It was given its current name by American mycologist Murrill in 1917.[1]

Gymnopilus bellulus
Gymnopilus bellulus in Mount Mitchell, Blue Ridge Mountains, North Carolina, US
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Basidiomycota
Class:
Agaricomycetes
Order:
Agaricales
Family:
Cortinariaceae
Genus:
Gymnopilus
Species:
G.  bellulus
Binomial name
Gymnopilus bellulus
Gymnopilus bellulus
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 1 to 2.5 centimetres (0.4 to 1.0 in) in diameter.[2]

Habitat and distribution

Gymnopilus bellulus has been found on conifer stumps and logs in the Northern United States, Tennessee, and Canada from June to January.[2]

See also

List of Gymnopilus species

References
  1. Murrill WA. (1917). "Gymnopilus". North American Flora. 10: 193–215.
  2. Hesler LR. (1969). North American Species of Gymnopilus (Mycologia Memoir Series: No 3). Knoxville, Tennessee: Lubrecht & Cramer Ltd. pp. 37–38. ISBN 0-945345-39-9.
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