Gymnopilus underwoodii
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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. underwoodii
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| Gymnopilus underwoodii | |
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Gymnopilus underwoodii is a species of agaric fungus in the family Hymenogastraceae. Originally described in 1896 by Charles Peck as Flammula underwoodii, the fungus was given its current name by William Murrill in 1917.[2] The specific epithet honors American mycologist Lucien Underwood.
Description[edit]
The cap is 6 to 10 cm (2.4 to 3.9 in) in diameter.[3]
Habitat and distribution[edit]
Gymnopilus underwoodii has been found on pine logs and trunks. It is found in the US, from Virginia to Alabama and in Florida, fruiting from November to December.[3]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Gymnopilus underwoodii (Peck) Murrill". Species Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved 2014-12-08.
- ^ Murrill WA. (1917). "Gymnopilus". North American Flora. 10: 193–215.
- ^ a b Hesler LR. (1969). North American Species of Gymnopilus. Mycologia Memoir. Vol. 3. Knoxville, Tennessee: Lubrecht & Cramer. pp. 33–34. ISBN 978-0-945345-39-8.
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