Psilocybe subaeruginosa is a species of agaric fungus in the family Hymenogastraceae described in 1927 and known from Australia and New Zealand. As a blueing member of the genus Psilocybe it contains the psychoactive compounds psilocin and psilocybin. P. subaeruginosa is a saprotrophic species, which are decomposers of organic material. Its breeding practices are similar to other known Psilocybe species practices, and it shares a similar chemical makeup despite having been transplanted to a different hemisphere than its origin.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Psilocybe subaeruginosa being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Psilocybe cyanescens
- Psilocybe azurescens
- Psilocybe allenii
- Psilocybe caeruleorhiza
- Psilocybe aquamarina
Classification
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Basidiomycota
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Order
- Agaricales
- Family
- Hymenogastraceae
- Genus
- Psilocybe
- Species
- Psilocybe subaeruginosa
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