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2 Description  





3 Distribution and habitat  





4 References  














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Psilocybe graveolens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Hymenogastraceae
Genus: Psilocybe
Species:
P. graveolens
Binomial name
Psilocybe graveolens

Peck

Psilocybe graveolens

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Mycological characteristics

Gillsonhymenium
Capisconvexorumbonate
Hymeniumisadnexed
Stipeisbare

Spore printispurple-brown
Ecology is saprotrophic
Edibility is psychoactive

Psilocybe graveolens is an extremely rare psilocybin mushroom which has psilocybin and psilocin as main active compounds, discovered in the salt marshes or "meadows" of Hackensack, New Jersey. This mushroom is known for its strong and persistent odor.

It is in the section Zapotecorum of the genus Psilocybe, other members of this section include Psilocybe muliercula, Psilocybe angustipleurocystidiata, Psilocybe aucklandii, Psilocybe collybioides, Psilocybe kumaenorum, Psilocybe zapotecorum, Psilocybe pintonii, Psilocybe subcaerulipes, Psilocybe moseri, Psilocybe zapotecoantillarum, Psilocybe zapotecocaribaea, and Psilocybe antioquiensis.[1][2]

Etymology[edit]

The species name means “strongly smelling”: Latin gravis “heavy” and olens participle present of olere “smell”.

Description[edit]

Distribution and habitat[edit]

Psilocybe graveolens is found growing cespitosetogregarious on rich loam of salt marshes or "meadows" in Hackensack, New Jersey, in November.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Guzmán, Gastón (2012). "New Taxonomical and Ethnomycological Observations on Psilocybe S.S. From Mexico, Africa and Spain" (PDF). Acta Botanica Mexicana. 100: 79–106. doi:10.21829/abm100.2012.32.
  • ^ Ramírez-Cruz, Virginia; Guzmán, Gastón; Villalobos-Arámbula, Alma Rosa; Rodríguez, Aarón; Matheny, Brandon; Sánchez-García, Marisol; Guzmán-Dávalos, Laura (2013). "Phylogenetic inference and trait evolution of the psychedelic mushroom genus Psilocybe sensu lato (Agaricales)". Botany. 91 (9): 573–591. doi:10.1139/cjb-2013-0070.

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Psilocybe_graveolens&oldid=1224541995"

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