Gymnopilus aeruginosus
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Gymnopilus aeruginosus, also known as the magic blue gym, is a mushroom-forming fungus that grows in clusters on dead wood and wood chip mulch. It is widely distributed and common in the Pacific Northwest. It has a rusty orange spore print and a bitter taste and contains the psychedelic chemical psilocybin. It was given its current name by mycologist Rolf Singer in 1951.[1]
Quick Facts Gymnopilus aeruginosus, Scientific classification ...
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Gymnopilus aeruginosus growing from a pile of wood mulch | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Agaricales |
Family: | Hymenogastraceae |
Genus: | Gymnopilus |
Species: | G. aeruginosus |
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Gymnopilus aeruginosus | |
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Quick Facts Gymnopilus aeruginosusMycological characteristics ...
Gymnopilus aeruginosus | |
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Gills on hymenium | |
Cap is convex | |
Hymenium is adnexed or adnate | |
Stipe has a ring | |
Spore print is yellow-orange | |
Ecology is saprotrophic | |
Edibility is psychoactive |
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