Pluteus cyanopus
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Species: | P. cyanopus
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Pluteus cyanopus Quél. (1883)
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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.[2] The species was first described scientifically by French mycologist Lucien Quélet in 1883.[3]
See also[]
- List of Pluteus species
- List of Psilocybin mushrooms
References[]
- ^ "Pluteus cyanopus Quél. :391, 1883". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2012-12-21.
- ^ Guzmán G, Allen JW, Gartz J (1998). "A worldwide geographical distribution of the neurotropic fungi, an analysis and discussion" (PDF). Annali del Museo Civico di Rovereto. 14: 198–280.
- ^ Quélet L. (1883). "Quelques especes critiques ou nouvelles de la Flore Mycologique de France". Compte Rendu de l'Association Française pour l'Avancement des Sciences (in French). 11: 387–412.
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Categories:
- Fungi described in 1883
- Fungi of Africa
- Fungi of Europe
- Fungi of North America
- Pluteus
- Psychoactive fungi
- Psychedelic tryptamine carriers
- Agaricales stubs