Gymnopilus aurantiacus

Gymnopilus aurantiacus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Hymenogastraceae
Genus: Gymnopilus
Species:
G. aurantiacus
Binomial name
Gymnopilus aurantiacus
Hesler (1969)
Gymnopilus aurantiacus
Gills on hymenium
Cap is convex
Hymenium is adnexed or adnate
Ecology is saprotrophic

Gymnopilus aurantiacus is a species of mushroom-forming fungus in the family Hymenogastraceae.

Description

The cap is 3 cm (1.2 in) in diameter.[1]

Habitat and distribution

Gymnopilus aurantiacus grows on conifer wood. Fruiting in July, it has been collected in Maine.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Hesler, L.R. (1969). North American Species of Gymnopilus (Mycologia Memoir Series: No 3). Knoxville, Tennessee: Lubrecht & Cramer Ltd. pp. 78–79. ISBN 0-945345-39-9.