Psilocybe caerulescens

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Psilocybe caerulescens is a psychoactive, psilocybin-containing mushroom species traditionally used in Mazatec spiritual and healing ceremonies in Mexico.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Psilocybe caerulescens canonical 1

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fungus species
psilocybin mushroom
psychoactive mushroom
associatedWithCulture Mazatec shamanism
associatedWithPractice mushroom veladas
capShape convex cap
capSurface viscid when moist
class Agaricomycetes
containsCompound psilocin
psilocybin
discoveredIn Mexico
division Basidiomycota
ecologicalType saprotrophic
edibility psychoactive but not used as food
family Hymenogastraceae
fruitingSubstrate disturbed soils
pastures
road banks
genus Psilocybe
gillAttachment adnate gills
habitat humid subtropical regions
hasCommonName Derrumbe mushroom
Landslide mushroom
hasEffect hallucinogenic effect
psychedelic effect
hymeniumType gills
kingdom Fungi
legalStatus controlled substance in many countries
nativeTo Mesoamerica
Mexico
order Agaricales
psychoactiveComponent psilocin
psilocybin
risk legal risk in many jurisdictions
psychological adverse effects when misused
routeOfAdministration oral ingestion
sporePrintColor purple-brown
stainingReaction blue bruising
taxonRank species
traditionalUseRegion Mexico
usedAs entheogen
recreational psychedelic
usedBy Mazatec people
usedFor healing ceremonies
spiritual ceremonies

How these facts were elicited

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Huautla de Jiménez region mushroomSpeciesUsed Psilocybe caerulescens