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Gymnopilus junonius
The cap ranges from 7 to 20 cm across, is convex, and is bright orange, orange/brown, or reddish brown with a dry scaly surface. The stem is 25 to 265 mm long, 8 to 9 mm thick, and often narrows near the base. The frail ring is dusted with rusty orange spores, the flesh is yellow and the gill attachment to the stem is adnate to sub-decurrent. It has a bitter taste, stains red with KOH and turns green when cooked in a pan. The spore print is rusty orange. "Each individual mushroom can weigh several pounds.
Gymnopilus junonius is a species of mushroom in the Cortinariaceae family. Commonly known as laughing gym, laughing Jim, or the spectacular rustgill, this large orange mushroom is typically found growing on tree stumps, logs, or tree bases. Some subspecies of this mushroom contain the hallucinogenic compound psilocybin Gymnopilus junonius is a very widely distributed mushroom which grows in dense clusters on dead hardwoods and conifers. This mushroom grows just about everywhere that decaying wood can be found
spotted in river Homem fÉlinhos beach,in the log that remain from the tree cut,near the river as pic#5 show's
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Spectacular indeed.
I have something like this but I am not sure of ID.
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/147...
this was last year,same place same mushroom sp,lovely situation :)
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/784...
Indeed,they have a perfect name :) it's second year i spoot them in the exact same place,last year they where turned for the land this year they where in the river side of the wood log,more difficult to spott,i'll see next year to see if they continue in the same place :)
Thanks Maria
Great series!