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<i>Gymnopilus palmicola</i>

Gymnopilus palmicola

Species of fungus

Gymnopilus palmicola is a species of mushroom in the family Hymenogastraceae.

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Description

The cap is 2 to 5 centimetres (0.8 to 2.0 in) in diameter.[1]

This species does not stain blue and therefore probably does not contain hallucinogenic compounds.[2]

Habitat and distribution

Gymnopilus palmicola grows on palm logs and on living orchids. It has been found in Cuba, Mexico, and Florida between March and September.[1]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Hesler LR. (1969). North American Species of Gymnopilus (Mycologia Memoir Series: No 3). Knoxville, Tennessee: Lubrecht & Cramer Ltd. pp. 26–27. ISBN 0-945345-39-9.
  2. [2]
    Guzmán-Dávalos L. (2006). "A New Bluing, Probably Hallucinogenic Species of Gymnopilus P. Karst. (Agaricomycetideae) from Mexico". International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms. 8 (3): 289–293. doi:10.1615/intjmedmushr.v8.i3.110. ISSN 1521-9437.


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