Gymnopilus sapineus
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Gymnopilus sapineus, commonly known as Scaly Rustgill, is a small and widely distributed mushroom
which grows in dense clusters on dead conifer wood. It has a rusty orange spore print
and a bitter taste. Unlike many of its close relatives, this species does not contain the hallucinogen psilocybin
.
This mushroom is often mistaken for Gymnopilus luteocarneus
which grows on conifers and has a smoother and darker cap. Another lookalike is Gymnopilus penetrans which grows in the same habitat and has minor microscopic differences.
is 2.5 to 6 cm across, is convex, and is golden-yellow to brownish orange, darker at the center with a dry scaly surface which is often fibrillose and may have squamules. The cap margin is inrolled at first and curves outward as it matures, becoming almost plane and sometimes developing fibrillose cracks in age. The flesh is yellow to orange.
The gills are crowded, yellow at first, turning rusty orange as the spores mature, with adnate attachments.
Gymnopilus sapineus spore
s are rusty brown, elliptical, rough, and 7 - 10 x 4 - 6 µm.
The stipe
is 2.5–7 cm long and .5 cm thick. It has an equal structure or becoming thinner near the base. It is light yellow, bruising rusty brown. The stipe has an evanescent veil
which often leaves fragments on the upper part of the stipe or the margin of young caps.
Gymnopilus sapineus sometimes tastes bitter, sometimes it does not, and it has a fungoid or sweet smell.
Mushroom
A mushroom is the fleshy, spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus, typically produced above ground on soil or on its food source. The standard for the name "mushroom" is the cultivated white button mushroom, Agaricus bisporus; hence the word "mushroom" is most often applied to those fungi that...
which grows in dense clusters on dead conifer wood. It has a rusty orange spore print
Spore print
thumb|300px|right|Making a spore print of the mushroom Volvariella volvacea shown in composite: mushroom cap laid on white and dark paper; cap removed after 24 hours showing pinkish-tan spore print...
and a bitter taste. Unlike many of its close relatives, this species does not contain the hallucinogen psilocybin
Psilocybin
Psilocybin is a naturally occurring psychedelic prodrug, with mind-altering effects similar to those of LSD and mescaline, after it is converted to psilocin. The effects can include altered thinking processes, perceptual distortions, an altered sense of time, and spiritual experiences, as well as...
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This mushroom is often mistaken for Gymnopilus luteocarneus
Gymnopilus luteocarneus
Gymnopilus luteocarneus is a species of mushroom in the Cortinariaceae family.-Description:The cap is in diameter.Microscopic characteristics-Habitat and distribution:...
which grows on conifers and has a smoother and darker cap. Another lookalike is Gymnopilus penetrans which grows in the same habitat and has minor microscopic differences.
Description
The capPileus (mycology)
The pileus is the technical name for the cap, or cap-like part, of a basidiocarp or ascocarp that supports a spore-bearing surface, the hymenium. The hymenium may consist of lamellae, tubes, or teeth, on the underside of the pileus...
is 2.5 to 6 cm across, is convex, and is golden-yellow to brownish orange, darker at the center with a dry scaly surface which is often fibrillose and may have squamules. The cap margin is inrolled at first and curves outward as it matures, becoming almost plane and sometimes developing fibrillose cracks in age. The flesh is yellow to orange.
The gills are crowded, yellow at first, turning rusty orange as the spores mature, with adnate attachments.
Gymnopilus sapineus spore
Spore
In biology, a spore is a reproductive structure that is adapted for dispersal and surviving for extended periods of time in unfavorable conditions. Spores form part of the life cycles of many bacteria, plants, algae, fungi and some protozoa. According to scientist Dr...
s are rusty brown, elliptical, rough, and 7 - 10 x 4 - 6 µm.
The stipe
Pileus (mycology)
The pileus is the technical name for the cap, or cap-like part, of a basidiocarp or ascocarp that supports a spore-bearing surface, the hymenium. The hymenium may consist of lamellae, tubes, or teeth, on the underside of the pileus...
is 2.5–7 cm long and .5 cm thick. It has an equal structure or becoming thinner near the base. It is light yellow, bruising rusty brown. The stipe has an evanescent veil
Veil (botany)
A veil, in mycology, is one of several structures in fungi, especially the thin membrane that covers the cap and stalk of an immature mushroom.Veils may be regarded as falling into two categories:*Partial veil*Universal veil...
which often leaves fragments on the upper part of the stipe or the margin of young caps.
Gymnopilus sapineus sometimes tastes bitter, sometimes it does not, and it has a fungoid or sweet smell.