''Gymnopilus liquiritiae'' is a mushroom in the
family Hymenogastraceae. The mushroom is widely distributed and grows in dense clusters on dead
conifer
Conifers are a group of conifer cone, cone-bearing Spermatophyte, seed plants, a subset of gymnosperms. Scientifically, they make up the phylum, division Pinophyta (), also known as Coniferophyta () or Coniferae. The division contains a single ...
wood. It has a rusty orange
spore print, a bitter taste, and does not contain the
hallucinogen psilocybin.
[
] One of its key distinguishing features is the lack of
partial veil.
Description
*Cap: 2–8 cm in diameter; initially convex, becoming nearly plane to nearly
umbonate in age, dry, smooth, rusty brown to orange color, margin even, at length striatulate (with marked by small lines, grooves or ridges), cracking slightly in age, flesh pale yellow to pale orange.
*Gills: Close to crowded; broad, edges fimbriate, yellowish or pale orange, eventually orange; sometimes with reddish brown spots.
*Spore print: Rusty orange.
*Stipe: 3–7 cm long; 3—8 mm thick; more or less equal, or tapering in either direction; sometimes slightly, even to off-center; smooth or finely fibrous; whitish to pale orange; yellowish or rusty colored
mycelium at the base of the stalk. No partial veil.
*Taste: Bitter
*Odor: Mild or sometimes like raw potatoes
*Microscopic features: Spores 7—8.5 x 4—5.5
μm
The micrometre ( international spelling as used by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures; SI symbol: μm) or micrometer (American spelling), also commonly known as a micron, is a unit of length in the International System of Unit ...
, elliptical; pleurocystidia (inconspicuous), cheilocystidia, pileocystidia and caulocystidia present.
Habitat and formation
''Gymnopilus liquiritiae'' is a widely distributed wood rotting mushroom, subcaespitose on conifer, seems to prefer dead hardwood in the southern regions.
See also
*
List of ''Gymnopilus'' species
References
External links
Index Fungorum Synonyms
Pacific Northwest Fungi Database
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Fungi of North America
Fungus species