Psilocybe azurescens
| Psilocybe azurescens | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Hymenogastraceae |
| Genus: | Psilocybe |
| Species: | P. azurescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Psilocybe azurescens | |
| Psilocybe azurescens | |
|---|---|
| Gills on hymenium | |
| Cap is convex or umbonate | |
| Hymenium is adnate or sinuate | |
| Stipe is bare | |
| Spore print is blackish-brown to purple | |
| Ecology is saprotrophic | |
| Edibility is psychoactive | |
Psilocybe azurescens is a species of psychedelic mushroom whose main active compounds are psilocybin and psilocin. It is among the most potent of the tryptamine-bearing mushrooms, containing up to 1.8% psilocybin, 0.5% psilocin, and 0.4% baeocystin by dry weight, averaging to about 1.1% psilocybin and 0.15% psilocin. It belongs to the family Hymenogastraceae in the order Agaricales.