Gymnopus spongiosus, commonly known as the hairy-stalked collybia, is a species of the mushroom-forming fungus family Omphalotaceae.[2] In North America, The fruiting body appears between late summer and fall, and winter along the Gulf Coast.[3] It also appears infrequently in South America.[4] Gymnopus spongiosus is not considered an edible mushroom.

Gymnopus spongiosus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Omphalotaceae
Genus: Gymnopus
Species:
G. spongiosus
Binomial name
Gymnopus spongiosus
Synonyms[1]
  • Marasmius spongiosus Berk. & M.A.Curtis (1849)
  • Chamaeceras spongiosus (Berk. & M.A.Curtis) Kuntze (1898)
  • Collybia spongiosa (Berk. & M.A.Curtis) Singer (1951)

References

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  1. ^ "GSD Species Synonymy. Current Name: Gymnopus spongiosus (Berk. & M.A. Curtis) Halling, Brittonia 48(4): 489 (1996)". Species Fungorum. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  2. ^ "AUNE Herbarium". Antioch New England Herbarium. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
  3. ^ "Gymnopus spongiosus (MushroomExpert.Com)". www.mushroomexpert.com. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
  4. ^ Halling, Roy E. (October 1996). "Notes on Collybia V. Gymnopus Section Levipedes in Tropical South America, with Comments on Collybia". Brittonia. 48 (4): 487–494. Bibcode:1996Britt..48..487H. doi:10.2307/2807862. JSTOR 2807862.