Phylogenetic inference and trait evolution of the psychedelic mushroom genusPsilocybesensu lato (Agaricales)
Botany September 1, 2013 Virginia Ramírez-Cruz, Gastón Guzmán, Alma Rosa Villalobos-Arámbula et al.
The genus Psilocybe contains iconic species of fungi renowned for their hallucinogenic properties. Recently, Psilocybe also included non-hallucinogenic species that have since been shifted to the genus Deconica. Here, we reconstruct a multigene phylogeny for Psilocybe, Deconica, and other exemplars of the families Hymenogastraceae and Strophariaceae sensu stricto (s. str.), using three nuclear...