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Some anon claimed that this article contained erroneous information, but didn't specify what was wrong and just replaced the text with a copyvio. I've reverted back to the original, pre-copyvio version. Mkweise, could you please double-check the info here? Thank you. Lupo 10:33, 10 Aug 2004 (UTC)

I've added the "disputed" tag to this article until we can resolve this question. The current text disagrees with [1], from which the violating text was copied (and which I'm more inclined to believe), on the following subjects:

• Color of bruising
• In what environment the mushroom grows
• Whether or not it grows in the US Northeast

Also note that the article in its current form contradicts itself about whether the mushroom belongs to the Agaricaceae (body) or Strophariaceae (sidebar) family. —Triskaideka 14:24, 14 Aug 2004 (UTC)

This info is accurate to the best of my knowledge. It is not known to grow in the Northeast rather it is commonly found in the northwest. - Saprophyte

I removed the following statement based on it being extremely inaccurate:

Psilocybe cyanescens indoor cultivation is familiar to North American tribes, especially for religious ceremonies.

1) Pre-modern cultures did not cultivate mushrooms indoors - indoor mushroom cultivation was not developed until the 17th century. 2) Psilocybe cyanescens is native to the Pacific Northwest of North America. No North American Indian groups living north of Mexico were known to have used any species of Psilocybe. - Peter G Werner, May 23, 2005

Contents 1 Move 2 Effects 3 Incorrect genus? 4 Potency

[edit] Move

Moved article from "Wavy Cap" back to here - all other Psilocybe species are listed under their scientific names, so this should be too for sake of consistency.

[edit] Effects

Shouldn't there be a section on the effects of eating this mushroom, or drinking a tea made from it? Not a how too manual of course. I have a bit of knowledge of this, but it is original research so I can't really use it here, hehe. HighInBC 18:30, 7 March 2006 (UTC)

Discussion of the effects is given in the article on psilocybin. There's no need to repeat this information in each and every article about a psilocybin-containing mushroom. Peter G Werner 05:29, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

Good call HighInBC 05:34, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Incorrect genus?

Isn't the proper genus for these Panaeolus? Thatfunkymunki 04:12, 28 April 2006 (UTC)

Not by a long shot - you're confusing Panaeolus cyanescens (aka Copelandia cyanescens) with Psilocybe cyanescens. Both are psilocybin mushrooms, but are completely different species in completely different genera. Panaeolus cyanescens is a subtropical species that grows on dung, while Psilocybe cyanescens is a temperate species that grows on woodchips. Hope this helps. Peter G Werner 06:23, 28 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Potency

I remember from my younger days that the Cyanescens (the Queen) degrades very quickly after drying. I think I recall ingesting some dried specimens with little or no effect. Another aside, I found these in the darndest of places. In the landscaping of 2 different large insurance buildings, in the landscaping at an old age home, and even in the front yard of a rather large home in NE Portland. They will sometimes grow aside to the Psylocibe Baeocsytis. (correct spelling?)