Psilocybe caerulescens
The landslide mushroom ('derrumbe') is a psilocybin mushroom used by Mazatec healers, growing in clusters on disturbed, bare, muddy ground with woody debris. It ranges from the south-eastern United States through Mexico to northern South America. Possession and cultivation are illegal in many countries.
Where it grows wild
It grows in groups or clusters from June to October on disturbed ground with little plant cover, often in sunny places, on muddy orange-brown soils with much woody debris. It was first found on sugarcane mulch in Alabama.
Recorded from sea level to 3,066 m, median 1,297 m.
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