rare psychedelic mushroom family originally collected wild sandy meadow near tampa florida fungus reported florida later collected mississippi original florida specimen descendants remain wide circulation fruit bodies mushrooms produced fungus yellowish brown color convex caps diameter atop thin stem long forms like known sold nickname philosopher stones fruit bodies consumed recreational purposes nature produced fungus form protection natural disasters taxonomy species described scientifically mexican mycologist publication according boring taxonomic conference near tampa florida mushroom hunting found single specimen growing sand recognize later specimen produced pure culture remains widely distributed today type specimen kept mexico classified section grouping related species characterized primarily having spores lengths greater description cap ranges shape convex slight expanding age flattened slight central depression reaches surface smooth brown straw brown buff yellowish grey dry slight bluish tones margin somewhat sticky wet gills broadly attached stem slightly gill gill fused stem brown dark purple brown color lighter edges stem long thick equal width slightly enlarged near base near stem partial veil like similar partial veil species soon disappears flesh whitish yellowish blue injured taste odor slightly similar ground flour spore print purple brown viewed microscope spores somewhat face view roughly elliptical view dimensions spores appear brownish yellow mounted solution potassium thick smooth wall distinct short basidia spore bearing cells spored hyaline translucent measure cheilocystidia cystidia gill face measure shaped thin thick irregular branches pleurocystidia cystidia gill face clamp connections present hyphae similar species considers intermediate form like fruit body shape longer basidia measuring known mexico guatemala found usa venezuela somewhat similar habit small medium sized mushrooms convex cap spores measuring cheilocystidia habitat distribution decades discovery known type locality southeast florida reported finding meadow sandy soil deciduous forest mississippi habitat similar type location habitat preferences known certainty like species saprobic like grassland species form hardened mass resistant adverse environmental conditions normal like form gives fungus protection natural disasters species known produce include produced species grown culture recreational use contains psychedelic compounds consumed recreational purposes species found popular mushrooms confiscated german authorities report content confiscated samples ranged according mycologist dried fruit bodies contain terms considers mushroom moderately highly active compounds present analysis levels obtained ranged dry weight dependent composition growth medium sold nickname philosopher stones described resembling having somewhat bitter taste similar strains existing commercial cultivation kits sold originally drug magazines derived original fruit body found florida methods originally developed later extended 1980s substrate grass straw prepared way weeks develop granted patent method producing legal status scheduled drugs countries mushrooms containing prohibited extension united_states federal law passed components restricted schedule category decades following european countries remained relatively tolerant mushroom use possession 2000s decade response increases prevalence availability european countries banned possession sale psychedelic mushrooms netherlands country enact laws include containing law containing fungal compounds available commercially netherlands parallel legal developments asia mushrooms specifically prohibited law japan
Psilocybe tampanensis