Gymnopilus luteofolius
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Gymnopilus luteofolius, also known as Yellow-Gilled Gymnopilus is a large and widely distributed mushroom which grows in dense clusters on dead hardwoods and conifers. It has a rusty orange spore print and a bitter taste. It contains the hallucinogen psilocybin.
In Japan this mushroom is called waraitake, which translates to "laughing mushroom". This mushroom is often mistaken for Gymnopilus ventricosus, which contains no psilocybin.
[edit] Description
The cap ranges from 7 to 42 cm across, is convex, and is bright orange, orangish brown, or reddish brown with a dry scaly surface. The cap margin is inrolled well into marurity. The flesh is yellow and the gills are crowded, yellow to orange, and adnate to subdecurrent. The stem is dusted with rusty orange spores and has a cottony partial veil, and often narrows near the base.
[edit] External Links
- Gymnopilus luteofolius
- Mushroom John - Gymnopilus luteofolius
- Mycologica - Scientific Gymnopilus information
Amanita gemmata, Amanita muscaria, Amanita pantherina, Conocybe cyanopus, Conocybe smithii, Gymnopilus spectabilis, Gymnopilus luteofolius, Inocybe aeruginascens, Index of Psilocybe, Index of Panaeolus, Panaeolus subbalteatus, Panaeolus tropicalis, Pluteus salicinus, Psilocybe, Psilocybe australiana, Psilocybe azurescens, Psilocybe baeocystis, Psilocybe bohemica, Psilocybe cyanescens, Psilocybe cubensis, Psilocybe mexicana, Psilocybe semilanceata, Psilocybe tampanensis, Psilocybe weilii
