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Spectacular Rustgill

Gymnopilus junonius

⚠ Mildly Toxic

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Cap color: Bright orange-yellow to rusty brown, dry scaly
Cap size: 6–20 cm
Gill color: Yellow-orange to rusty, crowded
Gill attachment: Adnate to slightly decurrent
Stem: Yellow-brown, fibrous, with ring, solid
Texture: Firm dry yellow-orange flesh, bitter taste
Habitat: Clustered at base of hardwood and conifer stumps and logs
Peak season: Summer–Fall

Key Identification Features

Large bright orange-yellow to rusty-brown cap with dry scaly surface
rusty-orange gills
partial veil leaving ring on stem
bitter taste
spore print rusty orange
grows in clusters on hardwood stumps

Symptoms & Toxicity

May contain psilocybin-type compounds and gymnopilins causing visual disturbances, nausea, GI distress; hallucinations reported in some collections; not all collections equally potent

Regions Found

Region data not available

Look-Alikes

No documented look-alikes on record.

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