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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 ]
Prehistoric rock art near Villar del Humo in Spain suggests that Psilocybe hispanica was used in religious rituals 6,000 years ago. [4] The hallucinogenic [5] species of the Psilocybe genus have a history of use among the native peoples of Mesoamerica for religious communion, divination, and healing, from pre-Columbian times to the present day. [6]
Conocybula cyanopus is a species of fungus that contains psychoactive compounds including psilocybin [2] and the uncommon aeruginascin. [3] [4] Originally described as Galerula cyanopus by American mycologist George Francis Atkinson in 1918.
Psilocybe (/ ˌ s aɪ l oʊ ˈ s aɪ b i / SY-loh-SY-bee) [2] is a genus of gilled mushrooms, growing worldwide, in the family Hymenogastraceae. Many species contain the psychedelic compounds psilocybin and psilocin .
Deconica is a genus of mushroom-forming fungi in the family Strophariaceae.It was formerly considered synonymous with Psilocybe until molecular studies showed that genus to be polyphyletic, made of two major clades: one containing bluing, hallucinogenic species, the other non-bluing and non-hallucinogenic species.
Psilocybe septentrionalis (Guzmán) Guzmán (= Psilocybe subaeriginascens Höhn. var. septentrionalis Guzmán) Psilocybe serbica Moser & Horak (non ss. Krieglsteiner) Psilocybe sierrae Singer (= Psilocybe subfimetaria Guzmán & A.H. Sm.) Psilocybe silvatica (Peck) Singer & A.H. Sm. Psilocybe singeri Guzmán; Psilocybe strictipes Singer & A.H. Sm.
Rockefeller was one of the taxonomists who first described Psilocybe allenii and he "recently co-authored a 2020 publication characterizing five Psilocybe species." [11] He also moderates Shroomery.org, a discussion forum for enthusiasts and home cultivators of psychedelic mushrooms, which remain illegal in many/most jurisdictions. [14]
Although hallucinogenic Psilocybe species are abundant in low-lying areas of Mexico, most ceremonial use takes places in mountainous areas of elevations greater than 1,500 meters (4,900 ft). Guzmán suggests this is a vestige of Spanish colonial influence from several hundred years earlier, when mushroom use was persecuted by the Catholic Church .