Kingdom Fungi Class Agaricomycetes Family Strophariaceae | Division Basidiomycota Order Agaricales Genus Psilocybe Rank Species | |
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Similar Psilocybe graveolens, Psilocybe plutonia, Psilocybe banderillensis, Psilocybe villarrealiae, Gymnopilus braendlei |
Psilocybe mescaleroensis is a psychedelic mushroom which has psilocybin and psilocin as main active compounds. This mushroom is closely related to Psilocybe cyanescens. It was brought to scientific attention by Lee Walstad.
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Description
Distribution and habitat
Grows scattered to gregariously on dead grasses, in grasslands and savanna near ponderosa pine woodlands, often near gopher holes. Found in the summer and fall in the Sierra Blanca range of New Mexico, near Mescalero, New Mexico. So far it has only been collected in or near the type locality.
References
Psilocybe mescaleroensis Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA