Gymnopilus liquiritiae

Gymnopilus liquiritiae
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Hymenogastraceae
Genus: Gymnopilus
Species:
G. liquiritiae
Binomial name
Gymnopilus liquiritiae
Gymnopilus liquiritiae
Gills on hymenium
Cap is convex
Hymenium is adnexed or adnate
Stipe is bare
Spore print is yellow-orange
Ecology is saprotrophic
Edibility is inedible

Gymnopilus liquiritiae is a mushroom in the family Hymenogastraceae. The mushroom is widely distributed and grows in dense clusters on dead conifer wood. It has a rusty orange spore print, a bitter taste, and does not contain the hallucinogen psilocybin. One of its key distinguishing features is the lack of partial veil.