''Gymnopilus underwoodii'' is a species of
agaric fungus in the family
Hymenogastraceae. Originally
described in 1896 by
Charles Peck
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as ''
Flammula underwoodii'', the fungus was given its current name by
William Murrill in 1917.
The
specific epithet
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honors American mycologist
Lucien Underwood
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Early life and career
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.
Description
The
cap is in diameter.
Habitat and distribution
''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.
See also
*
List of ''Gymnopilus'' species
References
underwoodii
Fungi described in 1917
Fungi of North America
Taxa named by Charles Horton Peck
Fungus species
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