Psilocybe subaeruginosa

Psilocybe subaeruginosa
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Hymenogastraceae
Genus: Psilocybe
Species:
P. subaeruginosa
Binomial name
Psilocybe subaeruginosa
Cleland (1927)
Synonyms

  • Psilocybe australiana Guzmán & Watling (1978)
  • Psilocybe cyanescens sensu Segedin, Beevera, P.R. Johnst. & P.K. Buchanan (1991)
  • Psilocybe eucalypta Guzmán & Watling (1978)
Psilocybe subaeruginosa
Gills on hymenium
Cap is conical or umbonate
Hymenium is adnate or adnexed
Stipe is bare
Spore print is purple-brown
Ecology is saprotrophic
Edibility is psychoactive

Psilocybe subaeruginosa is a species of agaric fungus in the family Hymenogastraceae described in 1927 and known from Australia and New Zealand. As a blueing member of the genus Psilocybe it contains the psychoactive compounds psilocin and psilocybin.