- Panaeolus bisporus
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Panaeolus bisporus Scientific classification Kingdom: Fungi Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Hymenomycetes Order: Agaricales Family: Bolbitiaceae Genus: Panaeolus Species: P. bisporus Binomial name Panaeolus bisporus
(Malencon and Bertault) Singer and WeeksSynonyms Panaeolus bispora
Copelandia bisporus
Copelandia bisporaPanaeolus bisporus Mycological characteristics gills on hymenium cap is convex hymenium is adnexed stipe is bare spore print is black ecology is saprotrophic edibility: psychoactive Panaeolus bisporus, also known as Copelandia bisporus is a rare and widely distributed little brown mushroom that bruises blue and contains the hallucinogen psilocybin.
This mushroom is similar macroscopically to Panaeolus tropicalis, Panaeolus cambodginiensis and Panaeolus cyanescens, but can be differentiated using a microscope by its two spored basidia.
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Description
This is a little brown mushroom that grows on dung and has black spores. It has been found in Hawaii, Southern California, North Africa, Spain and Switzerland.
See also
References
- Stamets, Paul (1996). Psilocybin Mushrooms of the World. Berkeley: Ten Speed Press. ISBN 0-9610798-0-0.
External links
- Mushroom Observer - Panaeolus bisporus
- Panaeolus bisporus microscopy composite
- Panaeolus bisporus photo
Categories:- Panaeolus
- Psychoactive fungi
- Psychedelic tryptamine carriers
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