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Cyclone Psilocybe

Psilocybe allenii

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 87, February 59, March 61, April 76, May 74, June 54, July 47, August 47, September 60, October 62, November 216, December 329.
United States850
California749
Oregon54
Washington37
Kansas6
Ohio2
West Virginia2
New Zealand1
Northland Region1
Russia1

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

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

Remember the name next time.

Practise Cyclone Psilocybe with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.