Psilocybe liniformans var. americana

Psilocybe liniformans var. americana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Hymenogastraceae
Genus: Psilocybe
Species: P. liniformans
Variety: P. liniformans var. americana
Trinomial name
Psilocybe liniformans var. americana
Stamets
Psilocybe liniformans var. americana
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Mycological characteristics

gills on hymenium
cap is convex
hymenium is adnexed
stipe is bare
spore print is purple-brown
ecology is saprotrophic
edibility: psychoactive

Psilocybe liniformans var. americana, is a psilocybin mushroom in the family Hymenogastraceae. It is in the section Semilanceatae of Psilocybe and has psilocybin as its main active compound.

Description

Habitat and formation

Psilocybe liniformans var. americana is found scattered to gregarious in rich pastures or grasslands, fruiting from summer to early winter. It has been collected in Washington, Oregon, and Michigan, and has also been reported from Chile where it fruits in the spring. This mushroom is very close to the type variety; the main difference is the lack of a gelatinous layer on the edge of the lamellae and the terricolous habitat.

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