Gymnopilus bellulus | |
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Gymnopilus bellulus in Mount Mitchell, Blue Ridge Mountains, North Carolina, US | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Agaricales |
Family: | Hymenogastraceae |
Genus: | Gymnopilus |
Species: | G. bellulus
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Binomial name | |
Gymnopilus bellulus |
Gymnopilus bellulus | |
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![]() | Gills on hymenium |
![]() | Cap is convex |
![]() ![]() | Hymenium is adnexed or adnate |
![]() | Ecology is saprotrophic |
Gymnopilus bellulus is a species of mushroom in the family Hymenogastraceae. It was given its current name by American mycologist Murrill in 1917. [1] It is odorless, bitter in taste, and regarded as inedible. [2]
The cap is 1 to 2.5 centimetres (3⁄8 to 1 in) in diameter, [3] and yellow to brown in color. [4] The gills are yellow and turn brownish with age. [4] The stipe is red-brown. [4]
Gymnopilus bellulus has been found on conifer stumps and logs in the Northern United States, Tennessee, and Canada from June to January. [3] It also occurs in Europe. [4]