Gymnopilus aurantiophyllus

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Gymnopilus aurantiophyllus
in San Bruno, California, USA
Scientific classification File:OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Hymenogastraceae
Genus: Gymnopilus
Species:
G. aurantiophyllus
Binomial name
Gymnopilus aurantiophyllus
Hesler (1969)
Gymnopilus aurantiophyllus
Gills on hymenium
File:Convex cap icon.svgCap is convex
File:Adnexed gills icon2.svg File:Adnate gills icon2.svgHymenium is adnexed or adnate
Stipe has a cortina
Spore print is brown
File:Saprotrophic fungus.svgEcology is saprotrophic
Edibility is edible, but unpalatable

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

Description

The cap is 4 to 8 cm (1.6 to 3.1 in) in diameter.[1] The caps are a bright yellow orange or ochre.[2] (Part of the binomial name comes from aurantius which is Latin for, more or less, orange.) The gills are "narrowly attached with a distinct notch."[2] Gymnopilus aurantiophyllus has a distinctly bitter taste and is not recommended for eating.[2]

Habitat and distribution

Gymnopilus aurantiophyllus has been found growing in clumps on sawdust, in Oregon, in November.[1] It is found in pine forests and on decaying lignin-rich substrates like wood chips or old stumps.[2] Distribution of this species appears to be primarily the Pacific coast of North America, and it seems to be most frequently observed in the months of December and January.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Hesler, L.R. (1969). North American Species of Gymnopilus. Mycologia Memoir Series. Knoxville, Tennessee: Lubrecht & Cramer. pp. 59–60. ISBN 0-945345-39-9.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Siegel, Noah; Schwarz, Christian (2016-08-09). Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast: A Comprehensive Guide to the Fungi of Coastal Northern California. Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed. p. 133. ISBN 978-1-60774-817-5.
  3. "Gymnopilus aurantiophyllus". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2024-01-24.