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Psilocybe caerulescens
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Psilocybe caerulescens, also known as landslide mushroom ("derrumbe" in Spanish), is a psilocybin mushroom having psilocybin and psilocin as main active compounds. Along with Psilocybe mexicana and Psilocybe aztecorum, it is one of the mushrooms likely to have been used by the Aztecs and is currently used by Mazatec shamans for its entheogenic properties.
Psilocybe caerulescens | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Agaricales |
Family: | Hymenogastraceae |
Genus: | Psilocybe |
Species: | P. caerulescens |
Binomial name | |
Psilocybe caerulescens | |
Synonyms | |
P. caerulescens ssp. caerulescens var. albida |
Psilocybe caerulescens | |
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![]() | Gills on hymenium |
![]() | Cap is convex |
![]() ![]() | Hymenium is adnate or sinuate |
![]() | Stipe is bare |
![]() | Spore print is purple-brown |
![]() | Ecology is saprotrophic |
![]() | Edibility is psychoactive |