Mushroom Observer: Observation: Gymnopilus spectabilis (Fr.) Singer (7466)

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Observation: Gymnopilus spectabilis (Fr.) Singer (7466)

When: 2008-05-05
Collection location: Wellington, New Zealand [Click for map]
Who: Alan Rockefeller (Alan Rockefeller)
No herbarium specimen

Notes: Photos by Haunted

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Proposed Name		User		Community Vote
*Gymnopilus spectabilis* (Fr.) Singer		Alan Rockefeller		(1)
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Vote	Score		Weight		Users
User's votes are weighted by their contribution to the site (log10 contribution). In addition, the user who created the observation gets an extra vote.
I'd Call It That	3		0.00		0
Promising	2		5.40		1
Could Be	1		0.00		0
Doubtful	-1		0.00		0
Not Likely	-2		0.00		0
As If!	-3		0.00		0

Overall Score sum(score * weight) / (total weight + 1)		1.69		56.25%

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Created: 2008-05-06 10:29:44
By: Alan Rockefeller (Alan Rockefeller)
Summary: probably psychoactive

This is likely to be the psychoactive version of G. spectabilis, but its hard to tell without looking for green stains near the base of the stem. Even some without green stains are psychoactive. It seems to be true that the west coast version is inactive while the specimens found in the south and east US and most of the world are active. It doesn’t help that there are many species which look alike and they all have a bitter taste which deters mycophagists.

Created: 2008-05-06 08:00:44
By: debbie viess (amanitarita)
Summary: which one?

Is this the bitter yet psychoactive version from Asia? As opposed to the bitter with no upside version from the West Coast?

Observation created: Mon May 05 22:13:47 -0700 2008
Last modified: Mon May 05 22:13:47 -0700 2008
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Gymnopilus spectabilis (Fr.) Singer (13159)

Gymnopilus spectabilis (Fr.) Singer (13160)