Pluteus villosus is a medicinal mushroom in the Pluteaceae family.

Pluteus villosus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Pluteaceae
Genus: Pluteus
Species:
P. villosus
Binomial name
Pluteus villosus
Quél.

Chemistry edit

The mushroom contains psilocybin.[1]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Gry, Christer Andersson, Jakob Kristinsson, Jørn (2009). Occurrence and use of hallucinogenic mushrooms containing psilocybin alkaloids ([1. oplag] ed.). Kbh.: Nordisk Ministerråd. ISBN 978-92-893-1836-5.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)