''Psilocybe atlantis'' is a rare
psychedelic mushroom that contains
psilocybin and
psilocin as main active compounds. It is a close relative of ''
Psilocybe mexicana
''Psilocybe mexicana'' is a psychedelic mushroom. Its first known usage was by the natives of North and Central America over 2,000 years ago. Known to the Aztecs as teotlnanácatl, from the Nahuatl ''teotl'' ("god") + ''nanácatl'' ("fungus"). T ...
'' and has been recorded only from
Georgia.
It has a pleasant taste and smell.
While naturally rare it is often cultivated for its psychedelic properties.
Description
The
cap is 2.5–4 cm in diameter,
conic to
convex, and smooth to slightly striate, sometimes with a small
umbo. The cap surface is pale brown to reddish brown in color,
hygrophanous, and bruises blue where damaged.
Its gills are
subadnate, thin, and brown.
The
stipe is 5 cm by .3 cm. It has an equal structure and is brownish with small brown scales, especially towards the base. The stipe also bruises blue where damaged.
''Psilocybe atlantis''
spore
In biology, a spore is a unit of sexual or asexual reproduction that may be adapted for dispersal and for survival, often for extended periods of time, in unfavourable conditions. Spores form part of the life cycles of many plants, algae, f ...
s are 9 x 6 x 5.5
μm
The micrometre ( international spelling as used by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures; SI symbol: μm) or micrometer (American spelling), also commonly known as a micron, is a unit of length in the International System of Unit ...
with a broad
germ pore.
Distribution and habitat
''Psilocybe atlantis'' has been found in grassy lawns and vacant lots in
Fulton County, Georgia
Fulton County is located in the north-central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 1,066,710, making it the state's most-populous county and its only one with over one million inhabi ...
.
The original find was made in Fulton County Georgia, growing in a patch of moss beside a 5 year old home whose lot bordered a wooded area within 50 meters of a tributary of the Chattahoochee river.
Gallery
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Image:Psilocybe.atlantis.five.jpg, Psilocybe atlantis
Image:Psilocybe.atlantis.six.jpg, Psilocybe atlantis
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Image:Psilocybe.atlantis.eight.jpg, Psilocybe atlantis
Image:Psilocybe.atlantis.nine.jpg, Psilocybe atlantis
References
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Entheogens
Psychoactive fungi
atlantis
Psychedelic tryptamine carriers
Fungi described in 2003
Fungi of the United States
Taxa named by Gastón Guzmán
Fungi without expected TNC conservation status