Psilocybe mexicana

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Fungi
Psychoactive mushroom
gptkbp:aroma farinaceous
gptkbp:bruiseColor blue
gptkbp:capMargin inrolled when young
gptkbp:capShape brownish
conic
gptkbp:capSurface viscid when moist
gptkbp:class gptkb:Agaricomycetes
gptkbp:commonName Teonanácatl
gptkbp:containsCompound gptkb:Psilocybin
gptkb:Psilocin
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:Rolf_Singer
gptkbp:describedYear 1957
gptkbp:diameter 0.5–2 cm
gptkbp:distribution gptkb:Costa_Rica
gptkb:Guatemala
gptkb:Mexico
gptkbp:ediblePart psychoactive
gptkbp:family gptkb:Hymenogastraceae
gptkbp:firstPsilocybinIsolatedBy gptkb:Albert_Hofmann
gptkbp:firstPsilocybinIsolatedYear 1958
gptkbp:flavor farinaceous
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Psilocybe
gptkbp:gillAttachment adnate
gptkbp:growthSubstrate decaying organic matter
mossy soils
gptkbp:habitat forests
meadows
gptkbp:harvestSeason May to October
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Psilocybe mexicana
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Fungi
gptkbp:legalStatus varies by country
gptkbp:nativeTo gptkb:Central_America
gptkb:Mexico
gptkbp:notableFor historical use in religious ceremonies
source of first isolated psilocybin
gptkbp:order gptkb:Fungi
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Basidiomycota
gptkbp:psychoactive gptkb:psilocin
psilocybin
gptkbp:sporePrintColor purple-brown
gptkbp:sporeShape ellipsoid
gptkbp:sporeSize 8–12 x 5–8 μm
gptkbp:stemType whitish
gptkbp:stipeLength 4–10 cm
gptkbp:usedBy Indigenous peoples of Mexico
gptkbp:usedFor Shamanic rituals
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Psilocybe
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6