Psilocybe subtropicalis
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| Psilocybe subtropicalis | |
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| In Coatepec, Veracruz, Mexico | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Hymenogastraceae |
| Genus: | Psilocybe |
| Species: | P. subtropicalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Psilocybe subtropicalis Guzmán (1995) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Psilocybe bipleurocystidiata E. Horak and Guzman (2009) | |
Psilocybe subtropicalis is a species of mushroom in the family Hymenogastraceae.[1] The mushroom contains the psychoactive compound psilocybin. Found in Mexico, it was described as new to science by mycologist and Psilocybe authority Gastón Guzmán in 1995.[2]