''Copelandia'' is a now deprecated genus of mushrooms consisting of at least 12 species. Many American

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s previously placed members of ''Panaeolus'' which stain blue into ''Copelandia'', whilst European mycologists generally used the name ''Panaeolus'' instead. Now all mushrooms previously categorised under ''Copelandia'' are universally classified in ''Panaeolus''. The genus ''Copelandia'' was created as a

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of ''Panaeolus'' by Abbé

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(1847–1929) in honor of Edwin Bingham Copeland (1873–1964), an American who gathered fungi in the

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and sent some collections to Bresadola. ''Copelandia'' species are white to gray or tan, usually with long, thin fragile stem and are delicate. They are found in the

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and neotropics of both hemispheres, growing in

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s, on dead

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, dead grass, sand dunes, decayed wood, and

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. Blue staining on the caps and stems can often be observed where the mushroom has been bruised due to psilocin content. The cap is never viscid and often develops a cracked appearance as it dries out. None of the mushrooms in ''Copelandia'' have a partial veil and the gills always have thick walled pseudocystidia, often with crystals at the ends.

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are never present. All species of ''Copelandia'' are known to contain the hallucinogens psilocin and psilocybin.

Species list

*'' C. affinis'' (E. Horak) *'' C. bispora'' (Malençon & Bertault) Singer *'' C. cambodginiensis'' (Ola'h & R. Heim) Singer *'' C. chlorocystis'' Singer & R.A. Weeks *'' C. cyanescens'' (

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& Broome) Singer *'' C. lentisporus'' (Ew. Gerhardt) Guzmán *'' C. mexicana'' Guzmán *'' C. tirunelveliensis'' Natarajan & Raman *'' C. tropica'' Natarajan & Raman *'' C. tropicalis'' (Ola'h) Singer & R.A. Weeks

References

Bibliography

Copelandia and other Psychoactive Mushrooms in Hawaii
* Pollock. S. 1974. A novel experience with Panaeolus: A case study from Hawaii. Journal of Psychedelic Drugs vol. 6(1): 85–89.

* Taxonomische Revision der Gattungen Panaeolus und Panaeolina, by Ew. Gerhardt, 1996 {{Taxonbar, from=Q2886493 Bolbitiaceae Entheogens Psychoactive fungi Psychedelic tryptamine carriers

Species list

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