Gymnopilus luteus
| Gymnopilus luteus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Hymenogastraceae |
| Genus: | Gymnopilus |
| Species: | G. luteus |
| Binomial name | |
| Gymnopilus luteus | |
| Synonyms | |
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| Gymnopilus luteus | |
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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 inedible or psychoactive | |
Gymnopilus luteus, known as the yellow gymnopilus, is a widely distributed mushroom-forming fungus of the Eastern United States. It contains the hallucinogens psilocybin and psilocin. It is often mistaken for G. speciosissimus and G. subspectabilis.