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Wavy Cap

Psilocybe cyanescens

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 154, February 80, March 84, April 104, May 101, June 74, July 64, August 65, September 82, October 84, November 177, December 268.
United States2,360
California1,021
Washington745
Alaska398
Oregon288
Canada171
British Columbia171
United Kingdom87
Germany74
England71

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Ecological

  • DecomposerBreaks down dead organic matter, recycling nutrientsFrom its classification

Practical

  • PsychoactiveContains psychoactive compoundsChecked by the maintainer

Group and habits

  • Human edibleListed as edible by a harvested source. This is a research trait, not foraging advice.FungiTastic metadata

Edibility, toxicity and medicinal traits are records from datasets, not advice. Never eat, handle or use a wild species on the strength of an app.

Classification

KingdomFungi Including Lichens · Fungi
PhylumBasidiomycete Fungi · Basidiomycota
ClassMushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies · Agaricomycetes
OrderCommon Gilled Mushrooms and Allies · Agaricales
FamilyHymenogastraceae
GenusPsilocybe Mushrooms · Psilocybe

Sources

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