Gymnopilus obscurus

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

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

Description

The cap is 3.5 to 7 centimetres (1.4 to 2.8 in) in diameter.[1]

Habitat and distribution

Gymnopilus obscurus grows scattered on logs in mixed forests of California, in December.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Hesler LR. (1969). North American Species of Gymnopilus (Mycologia Memoir Series: No 3). Knoxville, Tennessee: Lubrecht & Cramer Ltd. pp. 42–43. ISBN 0-945345-39-9.