Class Agaricomycetes | Division Basidiomycota Order Agaricales Genus Gymnopilus | |
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Similar Gymnopilus viridans, Gymnopilus validipes, Gymnopilus luteoviridis, Psilocybe graveolens, Psilocybe mescaleroensis |
Gymnopilus braendlei fungi kingdom
Gymnopilus braendlei is a species of agaric fungus that contains the hallucinogens psilocybin and psilocin. It was originally collected by mycologist Charles Horton Peck as Flammula braendlei in the District of Columbia near Washington (1902).
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Description

Distribution and habitat

Gymnopilus braendlei is found growing solitary or cespitose on tree stumps, June - November. It is widespread in the eastern U.S, and present in the western U.S.



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