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Liberty Cap

Psilocybe semilanceata

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 289, February 214, March 335, April 527, May 759, June 828, July 886, August 762, September 560, October 418, November 228, December 178.
United States6,102
Alaska5,984
United Kingdom584
England313
Scotland161
Canada114
Wales90
Spain75
Italy57
Washington50

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Traits

Ecological

  • DecomposerBreaks down dead organic matter, recycling nutrientsFrom its classification

Practical

  • PsychoactiveContains psychoactive compoundsChecked by the maintainer

Group and habits

  • Toxic to humansListed as toxic or not suitable as food for humans by a harvested source.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

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