Psilocybe azurescens
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Psilocybe azurescens is a species of psychedelic mushroom whose main active compounds are psilocybin and psilocin. It is among the most potent of the tryptamine-bearing mushrooms, containing up to 1.8% psilocybin, 0.5% psilocin, and 0.4% baeocystin by dry weight, averaging to about 1.1% psilocybin and 0.15% psilocin. It belongs to the family Hymenogastraceae in the order Agaricales.
Quick Facts Psilocybe azurescens, Scientific classification ...
Psilocybe azurescens | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Agaricales |
Family: | Hymenogastraceae |
Genus: | Psilocybe |
Species: | P. azurescens |
Binomial name | |
Psilocybe azurescens Stamets & Gartz (1995) | |
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Quick Facts Psilocybe azurescensMycological characteristics ...
Psilocybe azurescens | |
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Gills on hymenium | |
Cap is convex or umbonate | |
Hymenium is adnate or sinuate | |
Stipe is bare | |
Spore print is blackish-brown to purple | |
Ecology is saprotrophic | |
Edibility is psychoactive |
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