Summary ²

Psilocybe mexicana is a psychedelic mushroom. Its first known usage was by the natives of Central America and North America over 2,000 years ago. Known to the Aztecs as teonanácatl from Nahuatl: teotl "god" + nanácatl "flesh." This species was categorized by French botanist Roger Heim.

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1. (c) Alan Rockefeller, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Psilocybe.mexicana.Alan.jpg
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psilocybe_mexicana

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• Mushroom Observer
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• SEINet Symbiota portals

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