Psilocybe_cyanescens Psilocybe_cyanescens

Psilocybe cyanescens - Definition and Overview

Psilocybe cyanescens
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:Fungi
Division:Basidiomycota
Class:Hymenomycetes
Order:Agaricales
Family:Strophariaceae
Genus:Psilocybe
Species:cyanescens
Binomial name
Psilocybe cyanescens

Psilocybe cyanescens (Wavy Cap) is a psychedelic mushroom whose active ingredient is psilocybin. It belongs to the Strophariaceae family in the order Agaricaceae. They grow on or in the presence of woodchips and mulched plant beds (particularly under rhododendrons) and bruise with a bluish color, often still visible on dried stems. In the US, P. cyanescens has been found growing wild in the Pacific Northwest south to N. California, and in certain parts of Europe.


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