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Psilocybe azurescens
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About
Psilocybe azurescens—commonly known as the flying saucer mushroom, blue angel mushroom, or azure psilocybin mushroom—is a species of psychedelic mushroom whose main active compounds are psilocybin and psilocin. It is among the most potent of the tryptamine-bearing mushrooms, containing up to 1.8% psilocybin, 0.5% psilocin, and 0.4% baeocystin by dry weight, averaging to about 1.1% psilocybin and 0.15% psilocin. It belongs to the family Hymenogastraceae in the order Agaricales.
- Family
- Hymenogastraceae
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- Name
- Psilocybe azurescens
- Slug
- psilocybe-azurescens
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Family
- Hymenogastraceae
- Genus
- Psilocybe
- Species
- azurescens
- Wikidata QID
- Q1939109
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 28
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