Panaeolus bispora

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Panaeolus bispora
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Basidiomycota
Class: Hymenomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Bolbitiaceae
Genus: Panaeolus
Species: P. bispora
Binomial name
Panaeolus bispora
(Malencon and Bertault) Singer and Weeks
Synonyms

Panaeolus bisporus
Copelandia bisporus
Copelandia bispora

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Panaeolus bispora, also known as Copelandia bispora is a rare little brown mushroom that bruises blue and contains the hallucinogen psilocybin.

This mushroom is similar macroscopically to Panaeolus tropicalis, Panaeolus cambodginiensis and Panaeolus cyanescens, but can be differentiated by its two spored basidia.

Description

This is a little brown mushroom that grows on dung and has black spores. Can be found in Hawaii.

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