Psilocybe cyanescens Wakef.
(Blueleg Brownie)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPsilocybe cyanescens (Blueleg Brownie)
GenusPsilocybe (a genus of brownie toadstools)
FamilySTROPHARIACEAE (a family of toadstools)
OrderAGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Dennis, R.W.G. & Wakefield, E.M. 1946 New or interesting British fungi TBMS Vol 29 (3): 141-166.
Pegler, D.N. & Legon, N.W. 1998 Profiles of Fungi No. 98: Psilocybe cyanescens Wakef. apud Dennis & Wakef. Mycologist Vol 12 (4): 180-181.

Psilocybe cyanescens (Blueleg Brownie) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Psilocybe cyanescens (Blueleg Brownie)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Psilocybe cyanescens (Blueleg Brownie)
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