Gymnopilus luteofolius

Gymnopilus luteofolius, known as the yellow-gilled gymnopilus, is a large and widely distributed mushroom that grows in dense clusters on dead hardwoods and conifers. It grows in late July to November in the east and in the winter on the west coast of North America. It has a rusty orange spore print and a bitter taste.

Gymnopilus luteofolius
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Hymenogastraceae
Genus: Gymnopilus
Species:
G. luteofolius
Binomial name
Gymnopilus luteofolius
(Peck) Singer (1951)
Synonyms
  • Agaricus luteofolius Peck (1875)
  • Pholiota luteofolius (Peck) Sacc. (1887)
Gymnopilus luteofolius
Gills on hymenium
Cap is convex
Hymenium is adnate
Stipe has a ring
Spore print is reddish-brown
Ecology is saprotrophic
Edibility is psychoactive
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