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Psilocybe (Fr.) P. Kumm., 1871 (a genus of brownie toadstools)

Subtaxa

Rank Taxon #photos #microphotos #refs #webs
Species Psilocybe apelliculosa P.D. Orton, 1969 (a brownie)       1
Species Psilocybe coprophila (Bull.) P. Kumm., 1871 (a brownie)     1 1
Species Psilocybe crobula (Fr.) Singer, 1961 (a brownie)     1 3
Species Psilocybe cyanescens Wakef., 1946 (Blueleg Brownie)     1 2
Species Psilocybe fimetaria (P.D. Orton) Watling, 1967 (a brownie)       2
Species Psilocybe inquilinus (Fr.) Bres., 1931 (a brownie) 9   1 6
Species Psilocybe magica Svrcek, 1989 (a brownie)       1
Species Psilocybe merdaria (Fr.) Ricken, 1915 (a brownie)     1 3
Species Psilocybe merdicola Huijsman, 1961 (a brownie)       2
Species Psilocybe moelleri Guzmán, 1978 (a brownie)       2
Species Psilocybe montana (Pers.) P. Kumm., 1871 (Mountain Brownie) 8   1 1
Species Psilocybe phyllogena (Peck) Peck, 1912 (a brownie)       1
Species Psilocybe pratensis P.D. Orton, 1969 (a brownie)       1
Species Psilocybe semilanceata (Fr.) P. Kumm., 1871 (Magic Mushroom, Liberty Cap) 2   1 1
Species Psilocybe strictipes Singer & A.H. Sm., 1958 (a brownie)     1 1
Species Psilocybe subcoprophila (Britzelm.) Sacc., 1895 (a brownie)       3
Species Psilocybe subviscida Peck, 1918 (a brownie)        
Variety Psilocybe subviscida var. velata Noordel. & Verduin, 1999 (a brownie) 8 4   2

Suggested Literature

Identification Works

Orton, P.D., 1969 Notes on British Agarics III
Richardson, M.J. & Watling, R., 1997 Keys to Fungi on Dung

Psilocybe may also be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)
BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers)
BASIDIOMYCETES
(spore droppers)
AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)
AGARICALES
(mushrooms and toadstools)
STROPHARIACEAE
(a family of toadstools)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Associated with Psilocybe:

Psilocybe may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)
BASIDIOMYCETES
(spore droppers)
AGARICALES
(mushrooms and toadstools)

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