Gymnopilus thiersii
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| Gymnopilus thiersii, Fair Oaks, California, United States | |
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| Species: | G. thiersii
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| Gymnopilus thiersii M.T. Seidl
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 | Gills on hymenium |
 | Cap is convex |
 | Hymenium is adnexed or adnate |
 | Ecology is saprotrophic |
 | Edibility is psychoactive |
Gymnopilus thiersii is a species of mushroom in the family Cortinariaceae. 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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