Panaeolus bisporus
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Panaeolus bisporus, also known as Copelandia bisporus is a rare and widely distributed little brown mushroom that bruises blue and contains the psychedelic compound psilocybin.
Quick Facts Panaeolus bisporus, Scientific classification ...
Panaeolus bisporus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Agaricales |
Family: | Bolbitiaceae |
Genus: | Panaeolus |
Species: | P. bisporus |
Binomial name | |
Panaeolus bisporus (Malencon and Bertault) Singer and Weeks | |
Synonyms | |
Panaeolus bispora |
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Quick Facts Panaeolus bisporusMycological characteristics ...
Panaeolus bisporus | |
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Gills on hymenium | |
Cap is convex | |
Hymenium is adnexed | |
Stipe is bare | |
Spore print is black | |
Ecology is saprotrophic | |
Edibility is psychoactive |
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This mushroom is similar macroscopically to Panaeolus tropicalis, Panaeolus cambodginiensis and Panaeolus cyanescens, but can be differentiated using a microscope by its two spored basidia.