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Psilocybe semilanceata

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Psilocybe semilanceata, commonly known as the liberty cap, is a psychedelic (or "magic") mushroom that contains the psychoactive compounds psilocybin and baeocystin. It is the most common in nature of psilocybin mushrooms, and one of the most potent. The mushrooms have a distinctive conical to bell-shaped cap with a small nipple-like protrusion on the top. They are yellow to brown in color and fade to a lighter color as they mature. Their stems tend to be slender and long, and the same color or slightly lighter than the cap. The mushrooms of a saprobic species feed off decaying grass roots in fields, grassy meadows, and similar habitats, particularly in wet fields that are well-fertilized by sheep and cattle feces. The mushroom is widely distributed in the cool temperate and subarctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere, particularly in Europe. The earliest reliable history of P. semilanceata intoxication dates back to 1799 in London, and in the 1960s the mushroom was the first European species confirmed to contain psilocybin. Further investigations into the chemical makeup of the fungus revealed the presence of the substances phenylethylamine, and the psychotropic tryptamine baeocystin.
 * Most recent similar article(s): 5 Jan
 * Main editors: Sasata
 * Promoted: Jan 2011
 * Reasons for nomination: many mushroom FAs, DYK?
 * Support as nominator. Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:25, 4 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Support Everybody loves articles on fungi. Hawkeye7 (talk) 06:46, 15 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Support: looks to be in good shape. Plus: science. Praemonitus (talk) 21:52, 15 May 2015 (UTC)