Kingdom Fungi Class Agaricomycetes Family Strophariaceae | Division Basidiomycota Order Agaricales Genus Psilocybe Rank Species | |
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Similar Psilocybe graveolens, Psilocybe plutonia, Psilocybe angustipleurocystidiata, Psilocybe heimii, Psilocybe mescaleroensis |
Psilocybe guilartensis is a psilocybin mushroom which has psilocybin and psilocin as main active compounds. It is common in Puerto Rico.
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First reported in the literature in 1997, Gastón Guzmán placed P. guilartensis in Psilocybe section Brunneocystidiatae due to its blue staining reaction, small thick-walled subrhomboid spores, and pigmented cystidia.
Other mushrooms in the section Brunneocystidiatae include Psilocybe banderillensis, Psilocybe banderillensis var. paulensis, Psilocybe brunneocystidia, Psilocybe heimii, Psilocybe inconspicua, Psilocybe pleurocystidiosa, Psilocybe rzedowski, Psilocybe singeri, Psilocybe uxpanapensis, Psilocybe veraecrucis and Psilocybe weldenii.
Description
Distribution and habitat
Psilocybe guilartensis is found growing gregariously, often on disturbed bare clay or moss. Found along hiking trails, in coffee plantations, tropical and subtropical forests, especially in landslide areas. Known only from Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic.