A fungus named Psilocybe ochraceocentrata is the closest relative of a widely cultivated psychedelic mushroom, giving clues to their evolutionary origins ...

Psilocybin mushrooms belong to the genus Psilocybe ... optimal cultivation practices and experimenting with different species ...

“Ever see any mushrooms growing out there — on cow poop?” He sure did. A whole lot of them. That is how Landseadel, at age 8, became a regular supplier of psychedelic mushrooms to the local teenagers ...

The closest wild relative to the world's most popular "magic mushroom" Psilocybe cubensis has been given a preliminary name: Psilocybe ochraceocentrata. The two species shared a common ancestor 1. ...