Panaeolus subbalteatus

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Panaeolus subbalteatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Hymenomycetes Order: Agaricales Family: Bolbitiaceae Genus: Panaeolus Species: P. subbalteatus
Binomial name
Panaeolus subbalteatus (Berkeley & Broome) Saccardo

Panaeolus subbalteatus is a common hallucinogenic mushroom that is widely distributed. The mushroom is a coprophiliac (dung-inhabiting) species which also grows well in other habitats including fertilized lawns, haystacks, compost heaps, at racetracks and at riding stables in stable shavings of woodchips and manure. It grows abundantly year round after rain nearly everywhere, common in Oregon, Washington and Northern California but also known to occur in all 50 states, Great Britain, Europe, Russia, Asia, Australia, Mexico, Central and South America and British Columbia. According to David Arora, Panaeolus subbalteatus is the most common psilocybin mushroom in California.

During the early part of the 20th century this species was often referred to as the "weed Panaeolus" because it was a common occurrence in beds of the commercially grown grocery store mushroom Agaricus Bisporus. Because of its intoxicating properties the mushroom farmers had to weed it out from the edible mushrooms. ^[1]

Although not specifically scheduled in the United States, psilocybin containing mushrooms are considered "containers" of a scheduled substance, and their usage and possession is illegal in most states.

[edit] References

• Close Encounters of the Panaeolus Kind [1]
• Indoor and Outdoor cultivation of Panaeolus Subbalteatus [2]
• Erowid Safe-Pik Guide: Panaeolus subbalteatus [3]
• Lycaeum LEDA - Panaeolus Subbalteatus [4]
• A Worldwide Geographical Distribution of the Neurotropic Fungi