Gymnopilus areolatus

Gymnopilus areolatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Cortinariaceae
Genus: Gymnopilus
Species: G.  areolatus
Binomial name
Gymnopilus areolatus
Murrill
Gymnopilus areolatus
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Mycological characteristics

gills on hymenium
cap is convex

hymenium is adnexed

or adnate
ecology is saprotrophic
edibility: can cause allergic reactions

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

Description

The cap is 3 to 7 centimetres (1.2 to 2.8 in) in diameter.[1]

Habitat and distribution

Gymnopilus areolatus typically grows clumped together on stumps, and logs of hardwoods and palms. It is found in Cuba in May and September.[1]

See also

List of Gymnopilus species

References

  1. 1 2 Hesler LR. (1969). North American Species of Gymnopilus (Mycologia Memoir Series: No 3). Knoxville, Tennessee: Lubrecht & Cramer Ltd. pp. 50–51. ISBN 0-945345-39-9.
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