| Gymnopilus thiersii | |
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| in Fair Oaks, California, United States | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Hymenogastraceae |
| Genus: | Gymnopilus |
| Species: | G. thiersii |
| Binomial name | |
| Gymnopilus thiersii M.T. Seidl | |
Gymnopilus thiersii | |
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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 Hymenogastraceae.
Description
This species is nearly identical to Gymnopilus luteofolius, but differs in having different context colors and dextrinoid spores. It contains the hallucinogenic drugs psilocybin and psilocin, and stains blue-green where damaged. The type location for G. thiersii is Wunderlich Park in San Mateo County, California.
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