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[1] [3] [8] A publication by the US Forest Service acknowledged that "The oldest known petroglyph depicting the use of psychoactive mushrooms comes from the rock shelters at Tassili n'Ajjer" and that "It is postulated that the mushrooms depicted on the “mushroom shaman” are Psilocybe mushrooms.". [9] [10] Other drawings with mushroom-shaped ...
Another example of mushrooms in Mayan culture deals with their codices, some of which might have depicted hallucinogenic mushrooms. [3] Other examples of mushroom usage in art from various cultures include the Pegtymel petroglyphs of Russia and Japanese Netsuke figurines. [1] Examples of mushrooms being depicted in contemporary art are also ...
Psilocybe cyanescens, commonly known as the wavy cap or potent psilocybe, [1] is a species of potent psychedelic mushroom. The main compounds responsible for its psychedelic effects are psilocybin and psilocin. It belongs to the family Hymenogastraceae.
In Western art, fungi have been historically connoted with negative elements, whereas Asian art and folk art are generally more favorable towards fungi. British mycologist William Delisle Hay, in his 1887 book An Elementary Text-Book of British Fungi, [1] [2] describes Western cultures as being mycophobes (exhibiting fear, loathing, or hostility towards mushrooms).
Deconica coprophila, commonly known as the dung-loving psilocybe, meadow muffin mushroom, [2] or dung demon, is a species of mushroom in the family Strophariaceae. First described as Agaricus coprophilus by Jean Baptiste François Pierre Bulliard in 1793, [ 3 ] it was transferred to the genus Psilocybe by Paul Kummer in 1871. [ 4 ]
The rare Texas Star Mushroom has been spotted once again at Inks Lake State Park, officials announced in a Dec. 18 Facebook post. “The fungus is entirely unique to Texas, with the exception of ...
A drawing on the lower side of the sporocarp of G. applanatum. A peculiarity of this fungus lies in its use as a drawing medium for artists. [13] When the fresh white pore surface is rubbed or scratched with a sharp implement, dark brown tissue under the pores is revealed, resulting in visible lines and shading that become permanent once the fungus is dried.
Collybia nuda, commonly known as the blewit [2] or wood blewit [3] [4] and previously described as Lepista nuda and Clitocybe nuda, is an edible mushroom native to Europe and North America. Described by Pierre Bulliard in 1790, it was also known as Tricholoma nudum for many years.