Gymnopilus thiersii

Gymnopilus thiersii is a species of mushroom in the family Hymenogastraceae.

Gymnopilus thiersii
in Fair Oaks, California, United States
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Agaricales
Family:	Hymenogastraceae
Genus:	Gymnopilus
Species:	G. thiersii
Binomial name
Gymnopilus thiersii M.T. Seidl

Gymnopilus thiersii Mycological characteristics
	Gills on hymenium
	Cap is convex
	Hymenium is adnexed or adnate
	Ecology is saprotrophic
	Edibility is psychoactive

Description

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

See also

• List of Gymnopilus species

External links

• Gymnopilus thiersii at Index Fungorum
• Original species description