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] | |
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 |
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.
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]