Gymnopilus thiersii

Gymnopilus thiersii is a species of mushroom in the family Cortinariaceae. It is nearly identical to Gymnopilus luteofolius, but this species differs in having different context colors and dextrinoid spores. The type location for Gymnopilus thiersii is Wunderlich Park in San Mateo County, California. This species contains the hallucinogenic drugs psilocybin and psilocin, and stains blue-green where damaged.

Gymnopilus thiersii
Gymnopilus thiersii, Fair Oaks, California, United States
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G. thiersii
Binomial name
Gymnopilus thiersii
M.T. Seidl
Gymnopilus thiersii
float
Mycological characteristics
gills on hymenium
cap is convex
hymenium is adnexed or adnate
ecology is saprotrophic
edibility: psychoactive


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