Psilocybe plutonia | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Agaricales |
Family: | Hymenogastraceae |
Genus: | Psilocybe |
Species: | P. plutonia
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Binomial name | |
Psilocybe plutonia (Berk. & M.A. Curtis) Sacc.
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Synonyms | |
Agaricus plutonia |
Psilocybe plutonia | |
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![]() | Gills on hymenium |
![]() | Cap is umbonate |
![]() | Hymenium is adnexed |
![]() | Stipe is bare |
![]() | Spore print is purple-brown |
![]() | Ecology is saprotrophic |
![]() | Edibility is psychoactive |
Psilocybe plutonia is a small psilocybin mushroom of the family Hymenogastraceae, believed to contain psilocybin and psilocin. It was first documented from Cuba. An older synonym is Agaricus plutonia.
It is in the section Cordisporae.
The word plutonia comes from the Latin words plutonian or plutonic. Perhaps in connection with the dark color of the mushroom.
Psilocybe plutonia may be found growing solitary or gregarious, from late June through February, on rotted wood or in soil with woody material, in tropical forests, from Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela and Cuba, often near sea level or in lower elevations, although widely distributed, it is not found often.