''Gymnopilus alabamensis'' is a species of
mushroom
A mushroom or toadstool is the fleshy, spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus, typically produced above ground, on soil, or on its food source. ''Toadstool'' generally denotes one poisonous to humans.
The standard for the name "mushroom" is t ...
in the family
Hymenogastraceae
The Hymenogastraceae is a family of fungi in the order Agaricales with both agaric and false-truffle shaped fruitbodies. Formerly, prior to molecular analyses, the family was restricted to the false-truffle genera. The mushroom genus ''Psilocybe' ...
. It was first described by American mycologist
Murrill
Murrill is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Herbert Murrill (1909–1952), English musician, composer, and organist
* William Murrill
William Alphonso Murrill (October 13, 1869 – December 25, 1957) was an American myc ...
in 1917.
See also
*
List of ''Gymnopilus'' species
References
External links
Index Fungorum
alabamensis
Taxa named by William Alphonso Murrill
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