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Entoloma hochstetteri, also known as the blue pinkgill, sky-blue mushroom or similar names, is a species of mushroom that is endemic to New Zealand.The small mushroom is a distinctive all-blue colour, while the gills have a slight reddish tint from the spores.
Batlles estimates that “a pound of blue oyster mushrooms might include 20 to 30 individual mushroom caps.” “We recommend buying a quarter pound per serving as a side dish, half a pound for a ...
Psilocybe cyanescens has a hygrophanous pileus (cap) that is caramel to chestnut-brown when moist, fading to pale buff or slightly yellowish when dried. Caps generally measure from 1.5–5 cm (½" to 2") across, and are normally distinctly wavy in maturity. [1]
It is both one of the most widely distributed psilocybin mushrooms in nature, and one of the most potent. The mushrooms have a distinctive conical to bell-shaped cap, up to 2.5 cm (1 in) in diameter, with a small nipple-like protrusion on the top. They are yellow to brown, covered with radial grooves when moist, and fade to a lighter color as ...
Possession and sale of mushrooms have been prohibited since the Royal Decree of 22 January 1998. Belize: Illegal: Illegal: Illegal: Illegal, mushroom spores are unenforced when a psychonaut grows or cultivates in their home: In Belize, psilocin is listed in the Misuse of Drugs Act and penalty of "5 years, $100,000, or both." [32] Bolivia ...
In May 2019, Denver, Colorado, became the first city in the United States to decriminalize psilocybin mushrooms after a ballot initiative narrowly won with 50.6% of the vote. The initiative did not legalize mushrooms but prohibited Denver from spending any resources to prosecute people for their use or possession.
[33]: 36–41, 52 Cultivated mushrooms have less variability in psilocybin content than wild mushrooms. [227] The drug is more stable in dried than fresh mushrooms; dried mushrooms retain their potency for months or even years, [33]: 51–5 while mushrooms stored fresh for four weeks contain only traces of the original psilocybin. [56]
In flavor and texture, this mushroom is similar to the white button mushroom (A. bisporus) available in grocery stores in most Western countries. [8] Among the similar species mentioned above, there have been cases (in fact the most common cause of fatal fungus poisoning in France) where the deadly toxic A. virosa (the destroying angel) has ...