- Psilocybe atlantis
Taxobox
name = "Psilocybe atlantis"
image_width = 250px
regnum = Fungi
divisio =Basidiomycota
classis =Agaricomycetes
ordo =Agaricales
familia =Strophariaceae
genus =Psilocybe
species = "P. atlantis"
binomial = "Psilocybe atlantis"
binomial_authority = Guzmán, Hanlin & C. White
range_
range_map_width = 100px
range_map_caption = Range of "Psilocybe atlantis"mycomorphbox
name = Psilocybe atlantis
whichGills = adnate
capShape = conical
capShape2= convex
hymeniumType=gills
stipeCharacter=bare
ecologicalType=saprotrophic
sporePrintColor=purple brown
howEdible=psychoactive"Psilocybe atlantis" is a rare
psychedelic mushroom in the Section Mexicana, which containspsilocybin andpsilocin as main active compounds. It is a close relative ofPsilocybe mexicana and has been recorded only from Georgia.Description
*Cap: 2.5 to 4 cm in diameter, conic to convex, smooth to slightly striate, sometimes with a small umbo. The cap surface is pale brown to reddish brown in color, hygrophanous, bruising blue where damaged.
*Gills: Subadnate, thin and brown.
*Stipe: 5 cm by .3cm, equal, brownish with small brown scales especially towards the base, bruising blue where damaged.
*Spores: 9 x 6 x 5.5µm with a broad germ pore.
*Odor: Pleasant.
*Taste: Pleasant.Distribution and habitat
"Psilocybe atlantis" has been found in grassy lawns and vacant lots in Fulton County, Georgia.
External links
* [http://www.sporeworksgallery.com/Mexicanae/Lizard_King_Unknown Psilocybe atlantis microscopy composite]
* [http://indexfungorum.org/Names/NamesRecord.asp?RecordID=373238 Psilocybe atlantis Index Fungorum entry]
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