Earth.com May 11, 2026 • 16:51

New 'magic mushroom' species discovered that rewrites the story of how this psychedelic evolved - Earth.com

New "magic mushroom" species discovery, Psilocybe ochraceocentrata, rewrites the evolutionary history of Psilocybe cubensis.

Scientists have identified a newly described African mushroom as the closest known wild relative of the worlds most widely cultivated magic mushroom, Psilocybe cubensis.
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New 'magic mushroom' species discovered that rewrites the story of how this psychedelic evolved - Earth.com

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