Gymnopilus Braendlei Magic Mushrooms
Gymnopilus braendlei: Background
Gymnopilus braendlei magic mushrooms were originally collected in 1902 by mycologist Charles Horton Peck under the name Flammula braendlei in the District of Columbia near Washington.
Gymnopilus braendlei: Habitat
Gymnopilus braendlei magic mushrooms can be found growing solitary or in dense clumps on tree stumps throughout Eastern US (and even Western US though not nearly as widespread) through the months of June – November.
Gymnopilus braendlei: Taxonomy/Naming
Genera
Gymnopilus
Species Name
braendlei
Sub Species
braendlei
Common Name
Gymnopilus braendlei: Physical Description
Pileas
Cap is purplish, becoming pink then yellowish with green staining upon maturity. Convex, sometimes with a slight depression in the cap.
Gills
Crowded and usually broadly attached to the stem. White when young becoming yellow to bright orange upon maturity.
Spore Print
Orange-brown
Spores
Orange-brown, no germ pore
Stipe
Stems are thick and form no annulus. Pale, sometimes becoming yellowish towards the base.
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