Gymnopilus purpuratus is a species ofagaric fungus in the familyHymenogastraceae.[1] 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,[2] the UK and Germany. It has a broadly convexcap covered in small dry reddish-brown scales, a stout yellowstem beneath reddish brown, wine-red to purple vertical fibres, and a thick rusty orangespore print.[citation needed]
The fruitbodies can stain greenish, blue and purple when damaged, and the species ispsychoactive. Achemical analysis carried out byJochen Gartz in 1993 found that this species contains 0.34%psilocybin, 0.29%psilocin and 0.05%baeocystin.[citation needed]
| Gymnopilus purpuratus | |
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Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Hymenogastraceae |
| Genus: | Gymnopilus |
| Species: | G. purpuratus |
| Binomial name | |
| Gymnopilus purpuratus | |
| Synonyms | |
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| Gymnopilus purpuratus | |
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| Mycological characteristics | |
 | Gills onhymenium |
  | Cap is convex or umbonate |
  | Hymenium is adnate or adnexed |
 | Stipe is bare |
 | Spore print is yellow-orange |
 | Ecology issaprotrophic |
 | Edibility ispsychoactive |
The cap ranges from 1.5 to 6 cm across, is convex to obtuse, and is reddish brown with a dry scaly surface which is sometimes cracked in age. The stem is brown-red and covered by fibers and has blue-green spots where the stem is damaged. Thegills are crowded, yellow to orange, andadnexed. The stem is dusted with rusty orange spores and has a cottony scanty partial veil.[citation needed]
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