Gymnopilus aeruginosus
| Gymnopilus aeruginosus | |
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| Gymnopilus aeruginosus growing from a pile of wood mulch | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Hymenogastraceae |
| Genus: | Gymnopilus |
| Species: | G. aeruginosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Gymnopilus aeruginosus | |
| Synonyms | |
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| Gymnopilus aeruginosus | |
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| Gills on hymenium | |
| Cap is convex | |
| Hymenium is adnexed or adnate | |
| Stipe has a ring | |
| Spore print is yellow-orange | |
| Ecology is saprotrophic | |
| Edibility is psychoactive | |
Gymnopilus aeruginosus, also known as the magic blue gym, is a mushroom-forming fungus. It has a rusty orange spore print and a bitter taste. Growing in clusters on dead wood, it is widely distributed and common in the Pacific Northwest. It contains the psychedelic chemical psilocybin.