Gymnopilus purpuratus

Gymnopilus purpuratus (Cooke & Massee) Singer

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Edibility

Psychoactive Source: Wikipedia: Gymnopilus purpuratus

Classification from Wikipedia: Gymnopilus purpuratus. Sources can be wrong or incomplete, and people react differently.

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Photos

Photo: Enrica Longo. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist)
Photo: Grey Smith. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist)
Photo: Grey Smith. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist)
Photo: Lee mayhem-bullock. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist)

Lookalikes

No lookalikes are recorded for this species yet. That does not mean there are none. Many mushrooms look alike, so never rely on appearance alone.

Season

When this species has been recorded, by month, from open-licensed US and Canada observations. It shows when people report it, not a guarantee it is fruiting.

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Recorded observations of Gymnopilus purpuratus by month
Month	Records
January	0
February	1
March	0
April	0
May	0
June	0
July	0
August	0
September	0
October	1
November	0
December	0

Where it is found

States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.

Colorado 1 records · Foraging rules
Pennsylvania 1 records · Foraging rules

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Identification traits

Cap shape	convex
Underside (gills, pores or teeth)	gills
Ecology	saprotrophic
Stem features	bare
Spore print color	yellow-orange

Traits vary. Use them to ask better questions of an expert, not to make a final call.

About

Gymnopilus purpuratus is a species of agaric fungus in the family Hymenogastraceae. It grows in clusters on dead wood, tree stumps and wood chip mulch. It is widely distributed and has been recorded in Argentina, Australia, Chile, New Zealand, the UK and Germany. It has a broadly convex cap covered in small dry reddish-brown scales, a stout yellow stem beneath reddish brown, wine-red to purple vertical fibres, and a thick rusty orange spore print. The fruitbodies can stain greenish, blue and purple when damaged, and the species is psychoactive. A chemical analysis carried out by Jochen Gartz in 1993 found that this species contains 0.34% psilocybin, 0.29% psilocin and 0.05% baeocystin.

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