Gymnopilus validipes
| Gymnopilus validipes | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Cortinariaceae |
| Genus: | Gymnopilus |
| Species: | G. validipes |
| Binomial name | |
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Gymnopilus validipes ((Peck) Hesler) |
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| Synonyms | |
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Cortinarius validipes Gymnopolis magna |
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| Gymnopilus validipes | |
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| Mycological characteristics | |
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gills on hymenium |
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cap is convex |
 
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hymenium is adnexed or adnate |
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stipe has a ring |
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spore print is yellow-orange |
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ecology is saprotrophic |
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edibility: psychoactive |
Cortinarius validipes Gymnopolis magna
hymenium is adnexed
Gymnopilus validipes is a widely distributed mushroom of North America and Europe. Gymnopilus validipes contains the hallucinogens psilocybin and psilocin. The mild taste of this mushroom stands in contrast to closely related bitter species. Validipes means "having a robust stalk." Gymnopilus validipes contains about 0.12% psilocybin.
Gymnopilus validipes is found growing (in groups) to (in dense clumps) on tree stumps, hardwood logs and debris, widespread in the United States, common from the Great Lakes and eastward.
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