Gymnopilus pacificus

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

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

Description

The cap is 1.2 to 1.8 centimetres (0.5 to 0.7 in) in diameter.[1]

Habitat and distribution

Gymnopilus pacificus grows on wood in Mississippi and Hawaii, between May and June.[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. 39–40. ISBN 0-945345-39-9.