Gymnopilus terrestris is a species of agaric fungus in the family Hymenogastraceae.
| Gymnopilus terrestris | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Hymenogastraceae |
| Genus: | Gymnopilus |
| Species: | G. terrestris
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| Binomial name | |
| Gymnopilus terrestris Hesler (1969)
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Gymnopilus terrestris | |
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 | Gills on hymenium |
 | Cap is convex |
 | Hymenium is adnexed or adnate |
 | Ecology is saprotrophic |
 | Edibility is inedible |
Description edit
The cap is 3 to 7 centimetres (1.2 to 2.8 in) in diameter.[1] The species is inedible.[2]
Distribution and habitat edit
Gymnopilus terrestris grows on soil and humus, under conifers. It has been found in the US states of Michigan, Colorado, Idaho, Washington, and Oregon, fruiting from June to October.[1]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b Hesler LR. (1969). North American Species of Gymnopilus (Mycologia Memoir Series: No 3). Knoxville, Tennessee: Lubrecht & Cramer Ltd. pp. 34–35. ISBN 0-945345-39-9.
- ^ Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 196. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.
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