Pluteus nigroviridis
Pluteus nigroviridis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Agaricales |
Family: | Pluteaceae |
Genus: | Pluteus |
Species: | P. nigroviridis |
Binomial name | |
Pluteus nigroviridis Babos (1983) |
Pluteus nigroviridis is a mushroom in the family Pluteaceae. Found in Europe, it was first described scientifically by Hungarian mycologist Margit Babos in 1983.[1]
Chemistry
[edit]Fruit bodies of the fungus contain the psychoactive compounds psilocin and psilocybin.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Babos MG. (1982). "Mycological examination of sawdust depots in Hungary II". Studia Botanica Hungarica. 16: 49–52.
- ^ Johnson T. (1998). CRC Ethnobotany Desk Reference. CRC Press. p. 641. ISBN 978-0-8493-1187-1.
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