Species
Psilocybe semilanceata (Liberty cap)
Psilocybe semilanceata. Photo: (c) Christian Schwarz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Psilocybe semilanceata, commonly known as the liberty cap, is a psilocybin or “magic” mushroom that contains the psychoactive compounds psilocybin, psilocin and baeocystin. It is both one of the most widely distributed psilocybin mushrooms in nature, and one of the most potent. The mushrooms have a distinctive conical to bell-shaped cap, up to 2.5 cm (1.0 in) in diameter, with a small nipple-like protrusion on the top. They are yellow to brown, covered with radial grooves when moist,…
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