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Gymnopilus thiersii

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Kingdom
  
Fungi

Class
  
Agaricomycetes

Family
  
Cortinariaceae

Scientific name
  
Gymnopilus thiersii

Division
  
Basidiomycota

Order
  
Agaricales

Genus
  
Gymnopilus

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Gymnopilus echinulisporus, Gymnopilus lepidotus, Gymnopilus flavidellus, Gymnopilus punctifolius

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

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Gymnopilus thiersii Wikipedia