Gymnopilus ventricosus, commonly known as the jumbo gym,[2] is a species of mushroom in the family Hymenogastraceae. It was first described from the Stanford University campus by Franklin Sumner Earle as Pholiota ventricosa in 1902.
| Gymnopilus ventricosus | |
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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. ventricosus
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| Binomial name | |
| Gymnopilus ventricosus | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Pholiota ventricosa Earle (1902) | |
Gymnopilus ventricosus | |
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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 7 to 8 cm (2+3⁄4 to 3+1⁄8 in) or larger in diameter.[3][4] The stalk is thick and bulbous, with a membranous ring.[4] This species contains no psilocybin, and is considered inedible.[5][2]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Gymnopilus ventricosus (Earle) Hesler 1969". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
- ^ a b Arora, David (February 1, 1991). All that the Rain Promises and More: A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. ISBN 9780898153880.
- ^ Hesler LR. (1969). North American Species of Gymnopilus (Mycologia Memoir Series: No 3). Knoxville, Tennessee: Lubrecht & Cramer Ltd. pp. 20–21. ISBN 0-945345-39-9.
- ^ a b Trudell, Steve; Ammirati, Joe (2009). Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest. Timber Press Field Guides. Portland, OR: Timber Press. p. 182. ISBN 978-0-88192-935-5.
- ^ Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 198. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.
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