Psilocybe atlantis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Agaricales
Family:	Hymenogastraceae
Genus:	Psilocybe
Species:	P. atlantis
Binomial name
Psilocybe atlantis Guzmán, Hanlin & C.White (2003)
Range of Psilocybe atlantis

Psilocybe atlantis Mycological characteristics
	Gills on hymenium
	Cap is conical or convex
	Hymenium is adnate
	Stipe is bare
	Spore print is purple-brown
	Ecology is saprotrophic
	Edibility is psychoactive

Psilocybe atlantis is a rare psychedelic mushroom that contains psilocybin and psilocin as main active compounds. It is a close relative of Psilocybe mexicana and has been recorded only from Georgia.^[1] It has a pleasant taste and smell.

While naturally rare it is often cultivated for its psychedelic properties.

Description[edit]

The cap is 2.5–4 cm in diameter, conic to convex, and smooth to slightly striate, sometimes with a small umbo. The cap surface is pale brown to reddish brown in color, hygrophanous, and bruises blue where damaged.
Its gills are subadnate, thin, and brown.
The stipe is 5 cm by .3 cm. It has an equal structure and is brownish with small brown scales, especially towards the base. The stipe also bruises blue where damaged.
Psilocybe atlantis spores are 9 x 6 x 5.5 μm with a broad germ pore.

Distribution and habitat[edit]

Psilocybe atlantis has been found in grassy lawns and vacant lots in Fulton County, Georgia.

The original find was made in Fulton County Georgia, growing in a patch of moss beside a 5 year old home whose lot bordered a wooded area within 50 meters of a tributary of the Chattahoochee river.

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