Psilocybe baeocystis

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Psilocybe baeocystis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Homobasidiomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Strophariaceae
Genus: Psilocybe
Species: P. baeocystis
Binomial name
Psilocybe baeocystis
Singer & Smith
Psilocybe baeocystis
mycological characteristics:
 
gills on hymenium
 
 

cap is convex or conical

 
 

hymenium is adnate or sinuate

 

stipe has a cortina

 

spore print is black

 

ecology is saprophytic

 

edibility: psychoactive

Psilocybe baeocystis is a psychedelic mushroom of the Agaricales family, having psilocybin and psilocin as main active compounds along with a relatively significant amount of baeocystin.

[edit] Habitat and formation

Psilocybe baeocystis is found growing on decaying conifer mulch, wood chips and substrates containing high amounts of lignin. It is common throughout the Pacific Northwest.


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