Hymenopellis furfuracea
Species of mushroom
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Hymenopellis furfuracea is a species of mushroom found in North America. It grows around dead wood.
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| Hymenopellis furfuracea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Physalacriaceae |
| Genus: | Hymenopellis |
| Species: | H. furfuracea |
| Binomial name | |
| Hymenopellis furfuracea (Peck) R.H. Petersen | |
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Description
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
Paraxerula americana is similar.[2]
Distribution and ecology
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]
Adults of the pleasing fungus beetle Tritoma mimetica have been recorded from this mushroom, but unlike the relatives H.radicata and H.rugosoceps it does not seem to be a regular food source for them.[4]