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

Gymnopilus thiersii
in Fair Oaks, California, United States
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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
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Gills on hymenium
Cap is convex
Hymenium is adnexed or adnate
Ecology is saprotrophic
Edibility is psychoactive

Description

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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.

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