One of the most widely cultivated and studied psilocybin-producing mushrooms. Cosmopolitan species with a distinctive golden cap and strong blue bruising reaction.
ECOLOGY & HABITAT
Saprotrophic, grows on dung of large herbivores in tropical and subtropical pastures.
Distribution
MexicoCentral AmericaSouth AmericaSoutheast AsiaAustraliaUnited States (Gulf Coast)
TRADITIONAL USE
- Modern entheogenic use worldwide
- Sacred mushroom ceremonies in parts of Mexico
CULTURAL CONTEXT
Became globally famous through the work of María Sabina and later Terence McKenna. One of the primary species used in contemporary psychedelic research.
GALLERY
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REFERENCES
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- Stamets 1996
- Guzmán 2000
- Clinical trials 2016-2025
