Psilocybe zapotecorum R.Heim is a fungus in the Hymenogastraceae family, order Agaricales, kingdom Fungi. Not known to be toxic.

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Psilocybe zapotecorum R.Heim

Psilocybe zapotecorum R.Heim

Psilocybe zapotecorum R.Heim is a fungus with a distinct scent and flavor, found in specific forested habitats across Central and South America.

Genus
Psilocybe
Order
Agaricales
Class
Agaricomycetes

About Psilocybe zapotecorum R.Heim

Psilocybe zapotecorum R.Heim has a farinaceous and raphanoid smell and taste. This species grows solitarily, gregariously, and sometimes in cespitose clusters of around 50 mushrooms. It can be found near rivers, creeks, and ravines, and sometimes grows directly from steep mossy ravine walls. It also occurs in humid, shadowed locations within mesophytic forests, oak-and-pine forests, or cloud forests. It is often found in subtropical forests that contain Alnus sp., Magnolia sp., Fraxinus sp., Quercus sp., large pines, and blackberry bushes. Psilocybe zapotecorum R.Heim has been recorded growing in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, Guatemala, El Salvador, Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Ecuador.

Photo: (c) Alan Rockefeller, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Alan Rockefeller · cc-by

Taxonomy

Fungi Basidiomycota Agaricomycetes Agaricales Hymenogastraceae Psilocybe

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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