''Psilocybe subacutipilea'' is a species of mushroom in the family
Hymenogastraceae. Described as new to science in 1994, the species is found in
Colombia
Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...
. Based on its blue staining reaction to touch, the mushroom is presumed to contain the
psychoactive
A psychoactive drug, psychopharmaceutical, psychoactive agent or psychotropic drug is a chemical substance, that changes functions of the nervous system, and results in alterations in perception, mood, consciousness, cognition or behavior.
Th ...
compound
psilocybin. ''P. subacutipilea'' is classified in the
section ''Mexicana'' of the genus ''
Psilocybe''. It is similar to the Brazilian species ''
P. acutipilea''.
See also
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List of psilocybin mushrooms
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Psilocybin mushrooms
References
External links
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subacutipilea
Entheogens
Psychoactive fungi
Psychedelic tryptamine carriers
Fungi of Colombia
Fungi described in 1994
Taxa named by Gastón Guzmán