Order Agaricales Higher classification Psilocybe | Division Basidiomycota Family Strophariaceae Scientific name Psilocybe galindoi Rank Species | |
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Similar Psilocybe, Psilocybe tampanensis, Psilocybe atlantis, Psilocybe mexicana, Psilocybe caerulipes | ||
Psilocybe galindoi is a psychedelic mushroom in the section Mexicana, having psilocybin and psilocin as its main active compounds. It is also known as P. galindii, the mushroom was named in honor of Mr. Carlos Galindo Arias and his family by Dr. Gastón Guzmán.
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Description
Distribution and habitat
Psilocybe galindoi is found growing gregariously in soil at higher elevations and in tall grass in or near Pinus-Quercus (pine with oak) forests in Mexico. The holotype location is Pie de la Cuesta, Jalisco, Mexico - a bit south of Guadalajara.
Consumption and cultivation
Like several other psilocybin mushrooms in the genus, Psilocybe galindoi has been consumed by indigenous North American and Central American peoples for its entheogenic effects.
In the Western world, sclerotia of Psilocybe galindoi are sometimes cultivated for entheogenic or medicinal use. The sclerotia usually have a lower content of active substances than the actual mushrooms themselves.
