''Psilocybe thaiaerugineomaculans'' is a species of
psilocybin mushroom in the family
Hymenogastraceae. Found in Chiang Mai University Park (
Chiang Mai Province,
Thailand), where it grows on cow
dung
Dung most often refers to animal feces. Dung may also refer to:
Science and technology
* Dry animal dung fuel
* Manure
* Cow dung
* Coprolite, fossilized feces
* Dung beetle
Art
* Mundungus Fletcher or "Dung", a character in the Harry Potter n ...
, it was described as new to science in 2012. The
specific epithet
In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called nomenclature ("two-name naming system") or binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, bot ...
''thaiaerugineomaculans'' refers to its similarity to ''
Psilocybe aerugineomaculans'', and to Thailand.
See also
*''
List of ''Psilocybe'' species
*
List of Psilocybin mushrooms
References
External links
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Entheogens
Fungi described in 2012
Fungi of Asia
Psychoactive fungi
thaiaerugineomaculans
Psychedelic tryptamine carriers
Taxa named by Gastón Guzmán
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