Gymnopilus abramsii is a species of mushroom-forming fungus in the family Hymenogastraceae. It was first described by American mycologist Murrill in 1917.[1] The epithet abramsii commemorates LeRoy Abrams.[2]

Gymnopilus abramsii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Hymenogastraceae
Genus: Gymnopilus
Species:
G. abramsii
Binomial name
Gymnopilus abramsii
Murrill (1917)
Synonyms
  • Flammula abramsii (Murrill) Sacc. & Trotter (1925)
Gymnopilus abramsii
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Gills on hymenium
Cap is convex
Hymenium is adnexed or adnate
Ecology is saprotrophic

Description edit

The cap is 4 to 6 cm (1.6 to 2.4 in) in diameter.[3]

Habitat and distribution edit

Found in California, Gymnopilus abramsii grows on soil, and typically fruits in November.[3]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Murrill, W.A. (1917). "Gymnopilus". North American Flora. 10: 193–215.
  2. ^ Eggli, U.; Newton, L.E. (2004). Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 1. ISBN 978-3-540-00489-9. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  3. ^ a b L.R., Hesler (1969). North American Species of Gymnopilus (Mycologia Memoir Series: No 3). Knoxville, Tennessee: Lubrecht & Cramer. p. 67. ISBN 0-945345-39-9.