Rare wild mushroom famous for producing dense underground sclerotia — the so-called 'magic truffles' that have become the legal substrate for psilocybin retreats and microdosing in the Netherlands.
ECOLOGY & HABITAT
Originally found in sandy soil of Florida and Mississippi; the wild fruiting body is exceedingly rare, but the sclerotia are easily produced in cultivation.
Distribution
United States (Florida, Mississippi — original collections)
TRADITIONAL USE
- No traditional use; entirely modern
CULTURAL CONTEXT
Originally collected by Steven Pollock in 1977. Because Dutch law regulates 'mushrooms' but not sclerotia, this species became the legal basis of the Netherlands' truffle ceremonies and clinical retreats.
GALLERY
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REFERENCES
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- Guzmán 1996
- Stamets 1996
