While the therapeutic use of psilocybin for mental health issues is increasing in Oregon and other states, scientists are still searching for psilocybe mushrooms’ origin story. On a balmy April ...
The closest wild relative to the world's most popular "magic mushroom" Psilocybe cubensis has been given a preliminary name: Psilocybe ochraceocentrata. The two species shared a common ancestor 1.5 ...
In a new paper, researchers and citizen mycologists describe the two new species as Psilocybe ingeli and Psilocybe maluti. The paper also contains information on the traditional use of P. maluti by ...
Composite image shows the diversity of mushrooms from the genus Psilocybe that contain psilocybin. Basidiomata of (A) Psilocybe serbica (jonagruska, CC-BY-SA 3.0), (B) P. mescalenroensis (Alan ...
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Newly named psychedelic fungus points to African origins of world's most popular 'magic mushroom'
The fungus Psilocybe cubensis — colloquially known as cubes, gold tops or gold caps in Australia — is the most prolific hallucinogenic mushroom on the planet. Its psychoactive compound psilocybin is ...
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