Gymnopilus fulgens

Gymnopilus fulgens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Cortinariaceae
Genus: Gymnopilus
Species: G. fulgens
Binomial name
Gymnopilus fulgens
(J. Favre & Maire) Singer
Gymnopilus fulgens
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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 fulgens is a species of mushroom in the Cortinariaceae family. It was given its current name by mycologist Rolf Singer in 1951.[1]

Description

The cap is 0.5 to 2.5 centimetres (0.2 to 1.0 in) in diameter.[2]

Habitat and distribution

Gymnopilus fulgens grows among moss, on peaty soil, charred sphagnum, or burned-over soil. In the United States, it has been collected in Michigan, but it has also been found in Europe. It fruits from June to September.[2]

See also

List of Gymnopilus species

References

  1. ↑ Singer R. (1951). "The Agaricales in modern taxonomy". Lilloa. 22: 561.
  2. 1 2 Hesler LR. (1969). North American Species of Gymnopilus (Mycologia Memoir Series: No 3). Knoxville, Tennessee: Lubrecht & Cramer Ltd. pp. 63–64. ISBN 0-945345-39-9.
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