Gymnopilus ventricosus

Gymnopilus ventricosus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Agaricales
Family:	Hymenogastraceae
Genus:	Gymnopilus
Species:	G. ventricosus
Binomial name
Gymnopilus ventricosus (Earle) Hesler (1969)
Synonyms[1]
Pholiota ventricosa Earle (1902)

Gymnopilus ventricosus Mycological characteristics
	Gills on hymenium
	Cap is convex
	Hymenium is adnexed or adnate
	Ecology is saprotrophic
	Edibility is inedible

Gymnopilus ventricosus, commonly known as the jumbo gym,^[2] is a species of mushroom in the family Hymenogastraceae. It was first described from the Stanford University campus by Franklin Sumner Earle as Pholiota ventricosa in 1902.

Description

The cap is 7 to 8 cm (2+3⁄4 to 3+1⁄8 in) or larger in diameter.^[3][4] The stalk is thick and bulbous, with a membranous ring.^[4] This species contains no psilocybin, and is considered inedible.^[5][2]

See also

• List of Gymnopilus species

References

1. "Gymnopilus ventricosus (Earle) Hesler 1969". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
2. Arora, David (February 1, 1991). All that the Rain Promises and More: A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. p. 139. ISBN 9780898153880.
3. Hesler LR. (1969). North American Species of Gymnopilus (Mycologia Memoir Series: No 3). Knoxville, Tennessee: Lubrecht & Cramer Ltd. pp. 20–21. ISBN 0-945345-39-9.
4. Trudell, Steve; Ammirati, Joe (2009). Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest. Timber Press Field Guides. Portland, OR: Timber Press. p. 182. ISBN 978-0-88192-935-5.
5. Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 198. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.