Gymnopilus luteus
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Cortinariaceae |
| Genus: | Gymnopilus |
| Species: | G. luteus |
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Gymnopilus luteus ((Peck) Hesler) |
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| Synonyms | |
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Pholiota lutea |
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| Mycological characteristics | |
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gills on hymenium |
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cap is convex |
 
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hymenium is adnexed or adnate |
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stipe has a ring |
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spore print is yellow-orange |
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ecology is saprotrophic |
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edibility: psychoactive |
Pholiota lutea
hymenium is adnexed
Gymnopilus luteus also called the "Yellow Gymnopilus" is a widely distributed mushroom of the Eastern United States, it contains the hallucinogens psilocybin and psilocin. Often mistaken for Gymnopilus junonius.
Gymnopilus luteus is found growing solitary to gregariously or in small clusters on dead hardwood and possibly conifers, June - November, widely distributed in eastern North America.
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