Psilocybe mexicana

Small psilocybin mushroom historically used in sacred mushroom ceremonies by the Mazatec and other indigenous groups in Mexico.

Grows in subtropical meadows and pastures at higher elevations in Mexico and Central America.

The names this organism has been given by the cultures that have lived alongside it. Each carries an entire relationship — what is sacred is never simply translated.

• Teonanácatl
  Nahuatl · Aztec

  "Flesh of the gods"
• Ndi shi-to
  Mazatec · Mazatec

• Sacred use in Mazatec and other Mesoamerican cultures for divination and healing

One of the species studied by R. Gordon Wasson and María Sabina in the 1950s that introduced psilocybin mushrooms to the Western world.

Fruits during the Mesoamerican wet season at higher elevations