| Gymnopilus humicola | |
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| Gymnopilus humicola, Live Oak, California, United States | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Hymenogastraceae |
| Genus: | Gymnopilus |
| Species: | G. humicola |
| Binomial name | |
| Gymnopilus humicola Harding ex Singer | |
Gymnopilus humicola Mycological characteristics | |
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 | Gills on hymenium |
 | Cap is convex |
 | Hymenium is adnexed or adnate |
 | Ecology is saprotrophic |
 | Edibility is inedible |
Gymnopilus humicola is a species of mushroom in the family Hymenogastraceae.
Description
The cap is 1 to 5 centimetres (0.4 to 2.0 in) in diameter. The species is inedible.
Habitat and distribution
Gymnopilus humicola grows on humus, in both coniferous and deciduous woodland. It has been found in the US states of Michigan, Idaho, Tennessee, and Washington. It fruits from June to September.
See also
References
- ^ 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.
- Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 201. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.
External links
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Gymnopilus humicola | |
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