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Psilocybe fuscofulva

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Kingdom
  
Class
  
Agaricomycetes

Rank
  
Species

Division
  
Basidiomycota

Order
  
Agaricales

Genus
  
Psilocybe fuscofulva

Similar
  
Psilocybe silvatica, Psilocybe medullosa, Psilocybe fimetaria, Psilocybe subaeruginascens, Psilocybe subcubensis

Psilocybe fuscofulva fungi kingdom


Psilocybe fuscofulva is a species of mushroom in that grows on Sphagnum moss and rarely decaying wood in peat bogs in North America and Europe. It is the only species of Psilocybe currently known to not contain any psilocybin or psilocin. The phylogenetic placement indicates its close relationship to Psilocybe silvatica and Psilocybe semilanceata. It was previously most commonly known as Psilocybe atrobrunnea but the holotype does not exist and the neotype of this species was lost, so Psilocybe fuscofulva, which was previously regarded as a synonym but has a holotype, was resurrected to replace it.

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Psilocybe fuscofulva Wikipedia