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The prime time for morel mushroom hunting is mid-March through late April. Here are tips for finding them. ... More: 5 tips for cooking morel mushrooms, with help from Hotel Vandivort's new ...
Mushroom hunting, mushrooming, mushroom picking, mushroom foraging, and similar terms describe the activity of gathering mushrooms in the wild. This is typically done for culinary use , although medicinal and psychotropic uses are also known.
Hallucinogenic mushrooms are emerging again as a popular drug choice for some people – including some who struggle with anxiety and depression. 'Magic mushrooms' are making a comeback ...
Psilocybe cubensis, commonly known as the magic mushroom, shroom, golden halo, golden teacher, cube, or gold cap, is a species of psilocybin mushroom of moderate potency whose principal active compounds are psilocybin and psilocin.
The Mushroom Cultivator: A Practical Guide to Growing Mushrooms at Home (1983), Paul Stamets and J. S. Chilton, Agarikon Press, ISBN 9780961079802; Growing Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms (1993; 3rd edition: 2000), Ten Speed Press, ISBN 978-1-58008-175-7; Psilocybin Mushrooms of the World (1996), Ten Speed Press, ISBN 978-0-89815-839-7
The mushrooms are collected and grown as an entheogen and recreational drug, despite being illegal in many countries. Many psilocybin mushrooms are in the genus Psilocybe, but species across several other genera contain the drugs.
Psilocybe azurescens is a species of psychedelic mushroom whose main active compounds are psilocybin and psilocin.It is among the most potent of the tryptamine-bearing mushrooms, containing up to 1.8% psilocybin, 0.5% psilocin, and 0.4% baeocystin by dry weight, averaging to about 1.1% psilocybin and 0.15% psilocin.
Psilocybe aztecorum is a species of psilocybin mushroom in the family Hymenogastraceae.Known from central Mexico, Arizona, California, Oregon, Colorado, Canada, India and Costa Rica, the fungus grows on decomposing woody debris and is found in mountainous areas at elevations of 2,000 to 4,000 m (6,600 to 13,100 ft), typically in meadows or open, grassy conifer forests.