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 Stamets & Gartz (1995)

Psilocybe azurescens Mycological characteristics
	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.