Psilocybin mushrooms Psilocybin mushrooms, commonly known as magic mushrooms, are a polyphyletic informal group of fungi that contain psilocybin which turns into psilocin upon ingestion. Biological genera containing psilocybin mushrooms include ''Psilocybe'', ''Pa ...

are mushrooms which contain the

hallucinogen Hallucinogens are a large, diverse class of psychoactive drugs that can produce altered states of consciousness characterized by major alterations in thought, mood, and perception as well as other changes. Most hallucinogens can be categorize ...

ic substances

psilocybin Psilocybin ( , ) is a naturally occurring psychedelic prodrug compound produced by more than 200 species of fungi. The most potent are members of the genus ''Psilocybe'', such as '' P. azurescens'', '' P. semilanceata'', and '' P.&nbs ...

psilocin Psilocin (also known as 4-HO-DMT, 4-hydroxy DMT, psilocine, psilocyn, or psilotsin) is a substituted tryptamine alkaloid and a serotonergic psychedelic substance. It is present in most psychedelic mushrooms together with its phosphorylated cou ...

baeocystin Baeocystin is a zwitterionic alkaloid and analog of psilocybin. It is found as a minor compound in most psilocybin mushrooms together with psilocybin, norbaeocystin, aeruginascin, and psilocin. Baeocystin is an ''N''-demethylated derivative of p ...

and norbaeocystin. The mushrooms are collected and grown as an entheogen and recreational drug, despite being illegal in many countries. Many psilocybin mushrooms are in the genus '' Psilocybe'', but species across several other genera contain the drugs.

General

* ''Conocybe'' * ''Galerina'' * ''Gymnopilus'' * ''Inocybe'' * ''Panaeolus'' * ''Pholiotina'' * ''Pluteus'' * ''Psilocybe''

''Conocybe''

*'' Conocybe siligineoides'' R. Heim *''

Conocybe velutipes ''Conocybe velutipes'' is a species of mushroom in the Bolbitiaceae family. It contains the psychedelic alkaloids psilocybin Psilocybin ( , ) is a naturally occurring psychedelic prodrug compound produced by more than 200 species of fungi. ...

'' ( Velen.) Hauskn. & Svrcek

''Galerina''

*'' Galerina steglichii'' Besl

''Gymnopilus''

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Gymnopilus aeruginosus ''Gymnopilus aeruginosus'', also known as the magic blue gym, is a mushroom-forming fungus that grows in clusters on dead wood and wood chip mulch. It is widely distributed and common in the Pacific Northwest. It has a rusty orange spore print a ...

'' (Peck) Singer (photo) *'' Gymnopilus braendlei'' (Peck) Hesler *''

Gymnopilus cyanopalmicola ''Gymnopilus cyanopalmicola'' is a species of mushroom-forming fungus in the family Hymenogastraceae. Found in tropical Mexico, it was described as new to science by Mexican mycologist Laura Guzmán Dávalos in 2006. The flesh of this mushroom ...

'' Guzm.-Dáv *''

Gymnopilus dilepis ''Gymnopilus dilepis'' is a species of mushroom in the family Hymenogastraceae. This species is found in India, Malaysia, and North America. It was given its current name by mycologist Rolf Singer in 1951. It contains psilocybin and related hal ...

'' (Berk. & Broome) Singer *''

Gymnopilus dunensis ''Gymnopilus'' is a genus of gilled mushrooms within the fungal family Strophariaceae containing about 200 rusty-orange spored mushroom species formerly divided among '' Pholiota'' and the defunct genus ''Flammula''. The fruit body is typical ...

'' H. Bashir, Jabeen & Khalid *''

Gymnopilus intermedius ''Gymnopilus intermedius'' is a species of mushroom-forming fungus in the family Hymenogastraceae. It was described by mycologist Rolf Singer Rolf Singer (June 23, 1906 – January 18, 1994) was a German-born mycologist and one of the most ...

'' (Singer) Singer *''

Gymnopilus lateritius ''Gymnopilus lateritius'' is a species of mushroom in the family Hymenogastraceae. See also List of ''Gymnopilus'' species External links *Gymnopilus lateritius' at Index Fungorum ''Index Fungorum'' is an international project to index al ...

'' (Pat.) Murrill *''

Gymnopilus luteofolius ''Gymnopilus luteofolius'', known as the yellow-gilled gymnopilus, is a large and widely distributed mushroom that grows in dense clusters on dead hardwoods and conifers. It grows in late July to November in the east and in the winter on the wes ...

'' (Peck) Singer (photo) *'' Gymnopilus luteoviridis'' Thiers (photo) *'' Gymnopilus luteus'' (Peck) Hesler (photo) *'' Gymnopilus palmicola'' Murrill *'' Gymnopilus purpuratus'' (Cooke & Massee) Singer (photo) *'' Gymnopilus subpurpuratus'' Guzmán-Davalos & Guzmán *'' Gymnopilus subspectabilis'' Hesler *'' Gymnopilus validipes'' (Peck) Hesler *'' Gymnopilus viridans'' Murrill

''Inocybe''

*'' Inocybe aeruginascens'' Babos *''

Inocybe caerulata ''Inocybe'' is a large genus of mushroom-forming fungi with over 1400 species, including all forms and variations. Members of ''Inocybe'' are mycorrhizal, and some evidence shows that the high degree of speciation in the genus is due to adaptatio ...

'' Matheny, Bougher & G.M. Gates * *'' Inocybe coelestium'' Kuyper *'' Inocybe corydalina'' **'' Inocybe corydalina var. corydalina'' Quél. **'' Inocybe corydalina var. erinaceomorpha'' (Stangl & J. Veselsky) Kuyper *''

Inocybe haemacta ''Inocybe haemacta'' is a species of fungus in the genus ''Inocybe''. It is found in Europe. Biochemistry ''Inocybe haemacta'' contains the compounds psilocybin and psilocin. See also *List of Inocybe species, List of ''Inocybe'' species *List ...

'' (Berk. & Cooke) Sacc. *'' Inocybe tricolor'' Kühner Most species in this genus are poisonous.

''Panaeolus''

*'' Panaeolus affinis'' (E. Horak) Ew. Gerhardt *'' Panaeolus africanus'' Ola'h *'' Panaeolus axfordii'' Y. Hu, S.C. Karunarathna, P.E. Mortimer & J.C. Xu *'' Panaeolus bisporus'' (Malencon and Bertault) Singer and Weeks *''

Panaeolus cambodginiensis ''Panaeolus cambodginiensis'' is a potent hallucinogenic mushroom that contains psilocybin and psilocin. It was described in 1979 as ''Copelandia cambodginiensis''. Description The cap is less than 23 mm across, with a convex shape and an ...

(OlaĽh et Heim) Singer & Weeks. (Merlin & Allen, 1993) *'' Panaeolus chlorocystis'' (Singer & R.A. Weeks) Ew. Gerhardt *'' Panaeolus cinctulus'' (Bolton) Britzelm. *''

Panaeolus cyanescens ''Panaeolus cyanescens'' is a mushroom in the Bolbitiaceae family. ''Panaeolus cyanescens'' is a common psychoactive mushroom and is similar to '' Panaeolus tropicalis''. Description *Cap: 1.5 – 4 cm across, dry, at first hemispheric, ...

'' (Berk. & Broome) Sacc. *'' Panaeolus fimicola'' (Fr.) Gillet *'' Panaeolus lentisporus'' Ew. Gerhardt *''

Panaeolus microsporus ''Panaeolus microsporus'' is a species of mushroom in the Bolbitiaceae family. It is a Psychoactive drug, psychoactive species of the ''Panaeolus'' genus, containing alkaloids like psilocybin and Psilocin, psilosin. All ''Panaeolus'' species pr ...

'' Ola'h & Cailleux *'' Panaeolus moellerianus'' Singer *'' Panaeolus olivaceus'' F.H. Møller *'' Panaeolus rubricaulis'' Petch (= ''Panaeolus campanuloides'' Guzmán & K. Yokoy.) *'' Panaeolus tirunelveliensis'' (Natarajan & Raman) Ew. Gerhardt *'' Panaeolus tropicalis'' Ola'h *'' Panaeolus venezolanus'' Guzmán (= ''Panaeolus annulatus'' Natarajan & Raman)

''Pholiotina''

*'' Pholiotina cyanopus'' Stamets *'' Pholiotina smithii'' (Watling) Enderle (''Galera cyanopes'' Kauffman, ''Conocybe smithii'' Watling)

''Pluteus''

*'' Pluteus albostipitatus'' (Dennis) Singer *'' Pluteus americanus'' (P. Banerjee & Sundb.) Justo, E.F. Malysheva & Minnis (2014) *''

Pluteus cyanopus ''Pluteus cyanopus'' is a species of agaric fungus in the family Pluteaceae. Found in Africa, Europe, and North America, its fruit bodies contain the psychoactive compounds psilocybin and psilocin. The species was first described scientificall ...

'' Quél. *'' Pluteus glaucus'' Singer *'' Pluteus glaucotinctus'' E. Horak *'' Pluteus nigroviridis'' Babos *''

Pluteus phaeocyanopus ''Pluteus phaeocyanopus'' is an agaric fungus in the family Pluteaceae. Described as a new species in 2010, it has only been collected from California, where it grows singularly or in groups on the decaying wood of oak. The fruit body has a smo ...

'' Minnis & Sundb. *'' Pluteus salicinus'' (Pers. : Fr.) P. Kumm. *'' Pluteus saupei'' Justo & Minnis *'' Pluteus velutinornatus'' G. Stev. 1962. *'' Pluteus villosus'' (Bull.) Quél.

''Psilocybe''

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Psilocybe acutipilea ''Psilocybe acutipilea'' is a species of mushroom-forming fungus in the family Hymenogastraceae. It was discovered in October 1881 in Apiahy, Sao Paulo State, Brazil by Carlos Spegazzini, and described by him as a new species of ''Deconica'' in ...

'' (Speg.) Guzmán *''

Psilocybe allenii ''Psilocybe allenii'' is a species of agaric fungus in the family Hymenogastraceae. Described as new to science in 2012, it is named after John W. Allen, who provided the Type (biology), type collection. It is found in the northwestern North Am ...

'' Borov., Rockefeller & P.G.Werner *''

Psilocybe alutacea ''Psilocybe alutacea'' is a species of agaric fungus in the family Hymenogastraceae. It was described in 2006 and is known from Australia and New Zealand. It is Coprophilous fungi, corprophilous, growing on animal dung. The Basidiocarp, fruitbodi ...

'' Y.S. Chang & A.K. Mills *''

Psilocybe angulospora ''Psilocybe angulospora'' is a species of agaric fungus in the family Hymenogastraceae. The species was described from Taiwan in 2015 and is also present in New Zealand, where it is considered introduced. As a blueing member of the genus ''Psiloc ...

'' Yen W. Wang & S.S. Tzean *''

Psilocybe antioquiensis ''Psilocybe antioquiensis'' is a species of mushroom-forming fungus in the family Hymenogastraceae. (on Fondazione Museo Civico di Rovereto) It is in the section ''Zapotecorum'' of the genus ''Psilocybe'', other members of this section include '' ...

'' Guzmán, Saldarriaga, Pineda, García & Velázquez *'' Psilocybe araucariicola'' P. S. Silva & Ram.-Cruz *'' Psilocybe atlantis'' Guzmán, Hanlin & C. White *'' Psilocybe aquamarina'' (Pegler) Guzmán *'' Psilocybe armandii'' Guzmán & S.H. Pollock *'' Psilocybe aucklandiae'' Guzmán, C.C. King & Bandala *''

Psilocybe aztecorum ''Psilocybe aztecorum'' is a species of psilocybin mushroom in the family Hymenogastraceae. Known from Arizona, Colorado, central Mexico, India and Costa Rica, the fungus grows on decomposing woody debris and is found in mountainous areas at elev ...

'' **'' Psilocybe aztecorum var. aztecorum'' **'' Psilocybe aztecorum var. bonetii'' (Guzmán) Guzmán *''

Psilocybe azurescens ''Psilocybe azurescens'' is a species of psychedelic mushroom whose main active compounds are psilocybin and psilocin. It is among the most potent of the tryptamine-bearing mushrooms, containing up to 1.8% psilocybin, 0.5% psilocin, and 0.4% ba ...

'' Stamets & Gartz

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Psilocybe baeocystis ''Psilocybe baeocystis'' is a psilocybin mushroom of the family Hymenogastraceae. It contains the hallucinogenic compounds psilocybin, psilocin and baeocystin. The species is commonly known by various names such as bottle caps, knobby tops, blu ...

'' Singer & A.H. Sm. emend. Guzmán *'' Psilocybe banderillensis'' Guzmán *''Psilocybe brasiliensis'' Guzmán *''Psilocybe brunneocystidiata'' Guzmán & Horak

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*''Psilocybe caeruleoannulata'' Singer ex Guzmán *''Psilocybe caerulescens'' **''Psilocybe caerulescens var. caerulescens'' Murrill **''Psilocybe caerulescens var. ombrophila'' (R. Heim) Guzmán *''Psilocybe caerulipes'' (Peck) Sacc. *''Psilocybe callosa'' *''Psilocybe carbonaria'' Singer *''Psilocybe chuxiongensis'' T.Ma & K.D.Hyde *''Psilocybe collybioides'' Singer & A.H. Sm. *''Psilocybe columbiana'' Guzmán *''Psilocybe congolensis'' Guzmán, S.C. Nixon & Cortés-Pérez *''Psilocybe cordispora'' R. Heim *''Psilocybe cubensis'' (Earle) Singer *''Psilocybe cyanescens'' Wakef. (''non-sensu'' Krieglsteiner) *''Psilocybe cyanofibrillosa'' Guzmán & Stamets

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*''Psilocybe dumontii'' Singer ex Guzmán

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*''Psilocybe egonii'' Gaston Guzman, Guzmán & T.J. Baroni *''Psilocybe eximia'' E. Horak & Desjardin

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*''Psilocybe fagicola'' **''Psilocybe fagicola var. fagicola'' **''Psilocybe fagicola var. mesocystidiata'' Guzmán *''Psilocybe farinacea'' Rick ex Guzmán *''Psilocybe fimetaria'' (P.D. Orton) Watling *''Psilocybe fuliginosa'' (Murrill) A.H. Sm. *''Psilocybe furtadoana'' Guzmán

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*''Psilocybe galindoi'' Guzmán *''Psilocybe gallaeciae'' Guzmán & M.L. Castro *''Psilocybe graveolens'' Peck *''Psilocybe guatapensis'' Guzmán, Saldarriaga, Pineda, García & Velázquez *''Psilocybe guilartensis'' Guzmán, Tapia & Nieves-Rivera

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*''Psilocybe heimii'' Guzmán *''Psilocybe herrerae'' Guzmán *''Psilocybe hispanica'' Guzmán *''Psilocybe hoogshagenii'' **''Psilocybe hoogshagenii var. hoogshagenii'' "(= ''Psilocybe caerulipes'' var. ''gastonii'' Singer, ''Psilocybe zapotecorum'' R. Heim s. Singer)" **''Psilocybe hoogshagenii var. convexa'' Guzmán (= ''Psilocybe semperviva'' R. Heim & Cailleux) *''Psilocybe hopii'' Guzmán & J. Greene

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*''Psilocybe inconspicua'' Guzmán & Horak *''Psilocybe indica'' Sathe & J.T. Daniel *''Psilocybe isabelae'' Guzmán

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*''Psilocybe jacobsii'' Guzmán *''Psilocybe jaliscana'' Guzmán

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*''Psilocybe kumaenorum'' R. Heim

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*''Psilocybe laurae'' Guzmán *''Psilocybe lazoi'' Singer *''Psilocybe liniformans'' **''Psilocybe liniformans var. liniformans'' **''Psilocybe liniformans var. americana'' Guzmán & Stamets

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*''Psilocybe mairei'' Singer *''Psilocybe makarorae'' Johnst. & Buchanan *''Psilocybe mammillata'' (Murrill) A.H. Sm. *''Psilocybe medullosa'' (Bres.) Borovička *''Psilocybe meridensis'' Guzmán *''Psilocybe meridionalis'' Gaston Guzman, Guzmán, Ram.-Guill. & Guzm.-Dáv. *''Psilocybe mescaleroensis'' Gaston Guzman, Guzmán, Walstad, E. Gándara & Ram.-Guill. *''Psilocybe mexicana'' R. Heim *''Psilocybe moseri'' Guzmán *''Psilocybe muliercula'' Singer & A.H. Sm. (= ''Psilocybe wassonii'' R. Heim)

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*''Psilocybe naematoliformis'' Guzmán *''Psilocybe natalensis'' Gartz, Reid, Smith & Eicker *''Psilocybe natarajanii'' Guzmán (= ''Psilocybe aztecorum'' var. ''bonetii'' (Guzmán) Guzmán s. Natarajan & Raman) *''Psilocybe neorhombispora'' Guzmán & Horak *''Psilocybe neoxalapensis'' Guzmán, Ram.-Guill. & Halling

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*''Psilocybe ovoideocystidiata'' Guzmán ''et'' Gaines

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*''Psilocybe papuana'' Guzmán & Horak *''Psilocybe paulensis'' (Guzmán & Bononi) Guzmán (= ''Psilocybe banderiliensis'' var. ''paulensis'' Guzmán & Bononi) *''Psilocybe pelliculosa'' (A.H. Sm.) Singer & A.H. Sm. *''Psilocybe pintonii'' Guzmán *''Psilocybe pleurocystidiosa'' Guzmán *''Psilocybe plutonia'' (Berk. & M.A. Curtis) Sacc. *''Psilocybe portoricensis'' Guzmán, Tapia & Nieves-Rivera *''Psilocybe pseudoaztecorum'' Natarajan & Raman *''Psilocybe puberula'' Bas & Noordel.

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*''Psilocybe quebecensis'' Ola'h & R. Heim

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*''Psilocybe rickii'' Gaston Guzman, Guzmán & Cortez *''Psilocybe rostrata'' (Petch) Pegler *''Psilocybe rzedowskii'' Guzmán

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*''Psilocybe samuiensis'' Guzmán, Bandala & Allen *''Psilocybe schultesii'' Guzmán & S.H. Pollock *''Psilocybe semilanceata'' (Fr. : Secr.) P. Kumm. *''Psilocybe septentrionalis'' (Guzmán) Guzmán (= ''Psilocybe subaeriginascens'' Höhn. var. ''septentrionalis'' Guzmán) *''Psilocybe serbica'' Moser & Horak (''non ss.'' Krieglsteiner) *''Psilocybe sierrae'' Singer (= ''Psilocybe subfimetaria'' Guzmán & A.H. Sm.) *''Psilocybe silvatica'' (Peck) Singer & A.H. Sm. *''Psilocybe singeri'' Guzmán *''Psilocybe strictipes'' Singer & A.H. Sm. *''Psilocybe stuntzii'' Guzman & Ott *''Psilocybe subacutipilea'' Guzmán, Saldarriaga, Pineda, García & Velázquez *''Psilocybe subaeruginascens'' Hohnel *''Psilocybe subaeruginosa'' Cleland *''Psilocybe subbrunneocystidiata'' P.S. Silva & Guzmán *''Psilocybe subcaerulipes'' Hongo *''Psilocybe subcubensis'' Guzmán *''Psilocybe subpsilocybioides'' Gaston Guzman, Guzmán, Lodge & S.A. Cantrell *''Psilocybe subtropicalis'' Guzmán

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*''Psilocybe tampanensis'' Guzmán & S.H. Pollock (photo) *''Psilocybe tasmaniana'' Guzmán & Watling (1978) *''Psilocybe thaiaerugineomaculans'' Guzmán, Karunarathna & Ram.-Guill. *''Psilocybe thaicordispora'' Guzmán, Ram.-Guill. & Karun. *''Psilocybe thaiduplicatocystidiata'' Guzmán, Karun. & Ram.-Guill.

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*''Psilocybe uruguayensis'' Singer ex Guzmán *''Psilocybe uxpanapensis'' Guzmán

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*''Psilocybe venenata'' (S. Imai) Imaz. & Hongo (= ''Psilocybe fasciata'' Hongo; ''Stropharia caerulescens'' S. Imai)

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*''Psilocybe wassoniorum'' Guzmán & S.H. Pollock *''Psilocybe weilii'' Guzmán, Tapia & Stamets (photo) *''Psilocybe weldenii'' Guzmán *''Psilocybe weraroa'' Borovicka, Oborník & Noordel.

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*''Psilocybe xalapensis'' Guzmán & A. López

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*''Psilocybe yungensis'' Singer & A.H. Sm.

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*''Psilocybe zapotecoantillarum'' Gaston Guzman, Guzmán, T.J. Baroni & Lodge *''Psilocybe zapotecocaribaea'' Gaston Guzman, Guzmán, Ram.-Guill. & T.J. Baroni *''Psilocybe zapotecorum''

References

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