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Psilocybe silvatica
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Psilocybe silvatica

Psilocybe silvatica is a psilocybin mushroom in the section Semilanceatae of order Agaricales. Psilocybin is the main active compound. The species is closely related to its European twin Psilocybe medullosa, which differs genetically, and the American Psilocybe pelliculosa, which can be distinguished by spore size and cheilocystidia shape.

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 518941.