Batista, Adriana J.;Almirón, Hugo A.;Forlin, Gisela;Ramírez, Natalia A.;Popoff, Orlando F.;Niveiro, Nicolás
Species
SPECIES
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumBasidiomycota
- ClassAgaricomycetes
- OrderAgaricales
- FamilyHymenogastraceae
Observations recorded3,602
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 320
- With media
- 145
- Family
- Hymenogastraceae
- Collections
- INECOL, IB-CUCBA-UDG, ENCB-IPN
- Recorded in
- Mexico
Wikidata facts
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- taxon name
- Psilocybe cubensis
- Commons category
- Psilocybe cubensis
- taxon rank
- species
- Commons gallery
- Psilocybe cubensis
- hymenium type
- lamella
- mushroom ecological type
- saprobiont
- spore print color
- purple
- edibility
- psychoactive mushroom
- taxon author citation
- (Earle) Singer
- short name
- P. cubensis
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Encyclopedic overview
Psilocybe cubensis, commonly known as the magic mushroom, shroom, golden halo, cube, gold cap, or bluestain smoothcap, is a species of psilocybin mushroom of moderate potency whose principal active compounds are psilocybin and psilocin. It belongs to the fungus family Hymenogastraceae and was previously known as Stropharia cubensis. It is the best-known psilocybin mushroom due to its wide distribution and ease of cultivation.
Taxonomy
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