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Psilocybe Weilii
''Psilocybe caerulescens'', also known as landslide mushroom ("derrumbe" in Spanish), is a psilocybin mushroom having psilocybin and psilocin as main active compounds. Along with ''Psilocybe mexicana'' and ''Psilocybe aztecorum'', it is one of the mushrooms likely to have been used by the Aztecs and is currently used by Mazatec shamans for its entheogenic properties. Description The taste and smell of ''Psilocybe caerulescens'' are strongly farinaceous, reminiscent of cucumber, though the smell lessens with age or when dry. Cap The pileus (mycology), cap is (1)3–7(10) cm broad. Wikt:convex, Convex to obtusely wikt:campanulate, campanulate with an incurved margin at first, rarely becoming plane, and often are wikt:umbonate, umbonate or with a slight depression in the center. It is wikt:viscid, viscid when moist from a separable gelatinous Pellicle (mycology), pellicle. The margin is slightly translucent-striate when moist. The cap is hygrophanous, yellowish brown to red ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Murrill
William Alphonso Murrill (October 13, 1869 – December 25, 1957) was an American mycologist, known for his contributions to the knowledge of the Agaricales and Polyporaceae. In 1904, he became the assistant Curator at the New York Botanical Garden (NYBG). He, along with the NYBG, founded the journal ''Mycologia'' and was its first editor for 16 years. Murrill was known to travel extensively to describe the mycota of Europe and the Americas. He traveled along the East Coast, Pacific Coast, Mexico and the Caribbean. Although Murrill was a very influential person at the NYBG, having worked his way up to become assistant director in 1908, his rather eccentric personality caused problems with his job. He went on annual collecting trips to Mexico, the Caribbean, Europe, and South America, sometimes, without informing any of his colleagues prior. These trips resulted in a cumulative total of 70,000 specimens, 1,400 of which are deposited in the NYBG.William Alphonso Murrill Records. ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
