''Psilocybe uxpanapensis'' is a species of entheogenic mushroom in the family Hymenogastraceae. The mushroom contains the hallucinogenic compounds psilocybin and psilocin.

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Gastón Guzmán Gastón Guzmán Huerta (August 26, 1932 – January 12, 2016), a Mexican mycologist and anthropologist, was an authority on the genus ''Psilocybe''. Career He was born in Xalapa, Veracruz, in 1932. His interest in mycology began in 1955 when as ...

described this mushroom in 1979 as a novel species: the first hallucinogenic mushroom to be discovered in an undisturbed tropical forest. ''Psilocybe uxpanapensis'' is one of the many tropical species of fungi in Mexico at risk of disappearing due to deforestation.

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q7255950 Entheogens Fungi of Mexico Fungi described in 1979 Psychoactive fungi uxpanapensis Psychedelic tryptamine carriers Taxa named by Gastón Guzmán Fungi without expected TNC conservation status

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