Psilocybe venenata is a species of mushroom in the family Hymenogastraceae.[1] The mushroom contains the psychoactive compound psilocybin.

Psilocybe venenata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Hymenogastraceae
Genus: Psilocybe
Species:
P. venenata
Binomial name
Psilocybe venenata
(S. Imai) Imazeki & Hongo

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  1. ^ Gastón Guzmán; John W. Allen; Jochen Gartz (1998). "A worldwide geographical distribution of the neurotropic fungi, an analysis and discussion" (PDF). Annali del Museo Civico di Rovereto (14): 189–280. (on Fondazione Museo Civico di Rovereto)