Gymnopilus sapineus

Gymnopilus sapineus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Hymenogastraceae
Genus: Gymnopilus
Species:
G. sapineus
Binomial name
Gymnopilus sapineus
Synonyms

Agaricus sapineus Fries (1815)

Gymnopilus sapineus
Gills on hymenium
Cap is convex
Hymenium is adnate
Stipe has a ring
Spore print is reddish-brown
Ecology is saprotrophic
Edibility is inedible

Gymnopilus sapineus, commonly known as the scaly rustgill or common and boring gymnopilus, is a species of fungus. The small mushroom has a rusty orange spore print and a bitter taste. It grows on dead conifer wood throughout North America.