Gymnopilus Validipes Magic Mushrooms
Gymnopilus validipes: Background
Gymnopilus validipes magic mushrooms are a mildly hallucinogenic species of mushroom, containing only around 0.12% psilocybin. It has a mild taste which differs from the bitter taste of other species in this genus.
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Gymnopilus validipes: Habitat
Gymnopilus validipes magic mushrooms are found growing in groups or dense clumps on hardwood stumps, logs, and debris widely throughout the United States. Especially common from the Great Lakes and eastward.
Gymnopilus validipes: Taxonomy/Naming
Genera
Gymnopilus
Species Name
validipes
Sub Species
validipes
Common Name
Gymnopilus validipes: Physical Description
Pileas
Cap is convex with deeply incurved edges that become broadly convex with age. Pale yellow in colour with small brown scales.
Gills
Thin, crowded, and attached to the stem sometimes in a hooked shape. Gills start pale-yellow and become cinnamon with sporulation.
Spore Print
Orange-brown
Spores
Orange-brown
Stipe
Think with potential swelling in the middle. Similar in colour to the cap.
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