Hymenopellis furfuracea
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Physalacriaceae |
| Genus: | Hymenopellis |
| Species: | H. furfuracea
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| Hymenopellis furfuracea (Peck) R.H. Petersen
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Hymenopellis furfuracea is a species of mushroom found in North America. It grows around dead wood.
Description
[edit]The cap is brownish, darker near the center, and 2.5–11 centimetres (1–4+1⁄4 in) wide. The stem is 7–20 cm (3–8 in) long. The flesh is whitish and the spore print is white.[2]
Similar species
[edit]Paraxerula americana is similar.[2]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]It is widely distributed in North America east of the Rocky Mountains.[3]
It is found growing from the dead wood of hardwood trees, alone or in groups, occasionally on very well-decayed logs and stumps.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Hymenopellis furfuracea (Peck) R.H. Petersen". Species Fungorum. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
- ^ a b Audubon (2023). Mushrooms of North America. Knopf. p. 450. ISBN 978-0-593-31998-7.
- ^ a b "Hymenopellis furfuracea". www.mushroomexpert.com.
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