Gymnopilus viridans
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Gymnopilus viridans is a rarely documented mushroom. It contains the hallucinogens psilocybin and psilocin. The last known collection is from Washington, United States (1912).
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Pileus (Cap):
8 cm, thick, convex with a large umbo, ochraceous, dry, with conspicuous light reddish brown scales that are sparse but become denser toward the center; flesh firm, becoming green-spotted where handled.
Lamellae (Gills):
Adnate, broad, crowded, edges undulate, dingy brown to rusty brown with age.
Stipe (Stem):
6 cm x 2 cm thick, enlarging below, solid, firm, colored like the cap.
Microscopic features:
Spores Reddish Brown (6)7 x 8.5 x (3.5)4 - 5 um ellipsoid, not dextrinoid, minutely verruculose, obliquely pointed at one end, no germ pore. Pleurocystidia absent, Cheilocystidia 20 - 26 x 5 - 7 um, caulocystidia 35 - 43 x 4 - 7 um, clamp connections present.
Season:
October to November.
Habitat and Distribution:
Gymnopilus viridans is found on coniferous wood. Washington.
Growth Habit:
Gregarious to cespitose.
Bruising:
Green or blue bruising at the base and on the pileus, green spots on the pileus likely.
Dosage:
Lvl.1 1.5g
Lvl.2 2.8g
Lvl.3 4.4g
Lvl.4 7.2g
Lvl.5 10.0g
Other Notes:
Other Species:
G. punctifolius
G. palmicola
G. luteoviridis
G. valipides
G. liquiritiae
G. viridans
Links:
http://mushroomobserver.org/name/show_name/18318?q=y1s8
Sources and Credits
- (c) Doug Kilby, all rights reserved, uploaded by Doug Kilby
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