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Gymnopilus? Not sure - I don't have much experience with these as they don't seem common in this area. Not on wood, but in a heavily wood chipped area. Fall,Geotagged,Gymnopilus sapineus,Scaly Rustgill,United States Click/tap to enlarge

Gymnopilus?

Not sure - I don't have much experience with these as they don't seem common in this area. Not on wood, but in a heavily wood chipped area.

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    I think it looks like Gymnopilus too, but I'm not sure which species. Posted 2 years ago
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      Christine Young
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      Maybe this one? Although, it seems to grow mostly on conifers.
      https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/194304-Gymnopilus-penetrans       Posted 2 years ago, modified 2 years ago
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        I was looking at that one too. I'm not sure if/how many lookalikes it might have here though... Posted 2 years ago
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          Yep...They are difficult to tell apart. Posted 2 years ago
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            Mushroom Expert says that penetrans and sapineus may well be the same organism... Posted one year ago
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              Christine Young
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              Mushroom taxonomy is never simple. ;P Posted one year ago

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The Scaly Rustgill

"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. It is unclear at this time whether or not this species or its relatives contain the hallucinogen psilocybin.

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Similar species: Agaricales
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Uploaded Oct 20, 2023. Captured Oct 18, 2023 16:27 in Japanese Maples, J. A. Witt Winter Garden, Azalea Way, Seattle, WA 98112, USA.
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Captured in the fall. More fall photos.