Species

Gymnopilus luteofolius (Yellow-gilled gymnopilus)

Gymnopilus luteofolius. Photo: (c) LJ Moore-McClelland, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Gymnopilus luteofolius, also known as yellow-gilled gymnopilus is a large and widely distributed mushroom that grows in dense clusters on dead hardwoods and conifers. It grows in late July to November in the east and in the winter on the west coast of North America. It has a rusty orange spore print and a bitter taste. It contains the entheogenic substance psilocybin.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Fungi (Fungi including lichens)
  - Phylum: Basidiomycota (Basidiomycete fungi)
    - Subphylum: Agaricomycotina (Higher basidiomycetes)
      - Class: Agaricomycetes
        Subclass: Agaricomycetidae
        Order: Agaricales (Common gilled mushrooms and allies)
        Suborder: Agaricineae
        Family: Hymenogastraceae
        Genus: Gymnopilus (Rustgills and gyms)
        Species: Gymnopilus luteofolius (Yellow-gilled gymnopilus)

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