Gymnopilus Viridans Magic Mushrooms
Gymnopilus viridans: Background
Gymnopilus viridans: Habitat
Gymnopilus viridans magic mushrooms are a rarely documented mushroom species with the last known collection being from Washington. It grows in dense clumps on coniferous wood from June to November.
Gymnopilus viridans: Taxonomy/Naming
Genera
Gymnopilus
Species Name
viridans
Sub Species
viridans
Common Name
Gymnopilus viridans: Physical Description
Pileas
Caps are thick and convex with a large umbo, and ochraceous in colour with light reddish brown scales.
Gills
Gills are crowded, broad and attached to the stem. Turn from brown to rusty-brown with sporulation.
Spore Print
Rusty brown
Spores
Rusty brown, no germ pore
Stipe
Thick and firm stems similar in colour to the cap. Enlarged towards the base.
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