Gymnopilus subspectabilis Hesler is a fungus in the Hymenogastraceae family, order Agaricales, kingdom Fungi. Not known to be toxic.

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Gymnopilus subspectabilis Hesler

Gymnopilus subspectabilis Hesler

Gymnopilus subspectabilis, known as big laughing mushroom, is an agaric fungus in the family Hymenogastraceae.

Genus
Gymnopilus
Order
Agaricales
Class
Agaricomycetes

About Gymnopilus subspectabilis Hesler

Gymnopilus subspectabilis, commonly called the big laughing mushroom, laughing gym, or giant gymnopilus, is a species of agaric fungus. It belongs to the family Hymenogastraceae, the same family that contains the hallucinogenic compound psilocybin.

Photo: (c) Keara R. Giannotti, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Keara R. Giannotti · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Fungi Basidiomycota Agaricomycetes Agaricales Hymenogastraceae Gymnopilus

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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