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Psychedelic Ovoid Mushroom

Psilocybe ovoideocystidiata

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Pennsylvania.January 22, February 26, March 32, April 86, May 327, June 69, July 29, August 27, September 33, October 30, November 21, December 21.
United States2,073
Pennsylvania517
West Virginia256
Virginia209
New York169
Ohio156
Maryland144
New Jersey130
California127
Georgia114

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

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